function trim_all(strObjName){ 
	//this function removes the spaces from the variables
        var strObj = strObjName;
        var strRet = "";
        for (i = 0;i < strObj.length;i++)
        {
                if(strObj.charAt(i) != " " && strObj.charAt(i) != "")
                        strRet = strRet+strObj.charAt(i);
        }
        return strRet;
}


function checkme(){

	var userNAME = document.loginuser.username;
	var reTESTfirstchar = /^[a-zA-Z]*$/;
	//var reEmail         = /^[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]+\@[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+\.[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]*$/;
	if(trim_all(userNAME.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('namealert').style.display='block';
		userNAME.focus();
		return false;	
	}else{
		document.getElementById('namealert').style.display='none';
		
	}

	var userPASSWORD = document.loginuser.userpass;
	
	if(trim_all(userPASSWORD.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('passalert').style.display='block';
		userPASSWORD.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('passalert').style.display='none';
		
	}
	document.loginuser.updte.value = 1;
	return true;
	
}