function validateMember(frmMembership)
{
	
	if(frmMembership.lstSalute.selectedIndex==0)
	{
		alert("Please select a salutation")
		frmMembership.lstSalute.focus()
		return false
	}
	
	if(trim(frmMembership.txtName.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your name")
		frmMembership.txtName.select()
		frmMembership.txtName.focus()
		return false
	}
	
       
	if(isInvalidAlphabet(trim(frmMembership.txtName.value)))
	{
		alert("Name contains invalid characters.Please check")
		frmMembership.txtName.select()
		frmMembership.txtName.focus()
		return false
	}

    
	 if(trim(frmMembership.txtGraduation.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your Graduation")
		frmMembership.txtGraduation.select()
		frmMembership.txtGraduation.focus()
		return false
	}
	
	 if(trim(frmMembership.txtYear.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter the Year")
		frmMembership.txtYear.select()
		frmMembership.txtYear.focus()
		return false
	}

         if(trim(frmMembership.txtCompany.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your company")
		frmMembership.txtCompany.select()
		frmMembership.txtCompany.focus()
		return false
	}
	 if(trim(frmMembership.txtEmail.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your E-mail address")
		frmMembership.txtEmail.select()
		frmMembership.txtEmail.focus()
		return false
	}	
	
	if(trim(frmMembership.txtEmail.value)!="")
	{
		if(isInvalidEMail(trim(frmMembership.txtEmail.value)))
		{
			alert("Email contains invalid characters.Please check")
			frmMembership.txtEmail.select()
			frmMembership.txtEmail.focus()
			return false
		}	
		
		if(!(emailCheck(frmMembership.txtEmail.value)))
		{
			frmMembership.txtEmail.focus()
			return false
		}
	}
	
	if(trim(frmMembership.txtAddress.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your Address")
		frmMembership.txtAddress.select()
		frmMembership.txtAddress.focus()
		return false
	}	
        if(trim(frmMembership.txtPhone.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your Phone No")
		frmMembership.txtPhone.select()
		frmMembership.txtPhone.focus()
		return false
	}
        if(isInvalidPhone(trim(frmMembership.txtPhone.value)))
	{
		alert("Phone No. contains invalid characters.Please check")
		frmMembership.txtPhone.select()
		frmMembership.txtPhone.focus()
		return false
	}	
	
     if(frmMembership.lstCountries.selectedIndex==0)
	{
		alert("Please select a country")
		frmMembership.lstCountries.focus()
		return false
	}
	
	     if(trim(frmMembership.txtMessage.value)=="")
	{
		alert("Please enter your Message")
		frmMembership.txtMessage.select()
		frmMembership.txtMessage.focus()
		return false
	}			
		
	return true
}