function check_form()
{
	//alert('in function');
	var elements =  Array();
	elements[0] = document.getElementById('name');
	elements[1] = document.getElementById('company');
	elements[2] = document.getElementById('phone');
	elements[3] = document.getElementById('email');
	elements[4] = document.getElementById('subject');
	elements[5] = document.getElementById('message');
	
	var error = 0;
	for(i=0; i< elements.length; i++)
	{
		//alert(elements[i]);
		if(trim(elements[i].value) == '' )
		{
			elements[i].style.border ='1px solid red';
			error=1;
		}
	}
	if(error==1)
	{
		alert('Please fill out the areas marked in red to submit your message');
		return false;
	}
	else if(error ==0)
	{
		document.contactform.submit;
		return true;
		alert('should be submitting');
	}
}

function trim(str, chars) {
	return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}
 
function ltrim(str, chars) {
	chars = chars || "\\s";
	return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}
 
function rtrim(str, chars) {
	chars = chars || "\\s";
	return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}