function getElement(elementID)
	{
    if (document.getElementById)
         return(document.getElementById(elementID));
    else if (document.layers)
        return(document.layers[elementID]);
    else if (document.all)
         return(document.all[elementID]);
	}

function checkRecommend(yourName, yourEmail, contactEmail, language) 
{	
var name = yourName.value;
	var addr = yourEmail.value;
	var addrContact = contactEmail.value;
	
	if (language == "en")
		{
		var enterNameMsg = "Please enter your name";
		var enterEmailMsg = "Please enter your email address";
		var enterContactEmailMsg = "Please enter your contact email address";
		var invalideEmailMsg = "'" + addr +  "' does not appear to be a valid email address";
		var invalideContactEmailMsg = "'" + addrContact +  "' does not appear to be a valid email address";
		}
	else
		{
		var enterNameMsg = "Veuillez svp inscrire votre nom";
		var enterEmailMsg = "Veuillez svp inscrire votre adresse de courriel";
		var enterContactEmailMsg = "Veuillez svp inscrire l'adresse courriel de votre contact";
		var invalideEmailMsg = "'" + addr +  "' n'est pas une adresse de courriel valide";
		var invalideContactEmailMsg = "'" + addrContact +  "' n'est pas une adresse de courriel valide";
		
		
		}
	if ((name  == ""))
		{
		alert(enterNameMsg);
		yourName.select();
		return false;
		}
		
	if (addr == "") 
		{
		alert(enterEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
		return false;
		}
		
	var invalidChars = '\/\'\\ ";:?!()[]\{\}^|';
	for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) {
	   if (addr.indexOf(invalidChars.charAt(i),0) > -1) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	      return false;
	   }
	}
	for (i=0; i<addr.length; i++) {
	   if (addr.charCodeAt(i)>127) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	      return false;
	   }
	}

	var atPos = addr.indexOf('@',0);
	if (atPos == -1) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (atPos == 0) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addr.indexOf('@', atPos + 1) > - 1) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addr.indexOf('.', atPos) == -1) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addr.indexOf('@.',0) != -1) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addr.indexOf('.@',0) != -1){
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addr.indexOf('..',0) != -1) {
	      alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	var suffix = addr.substring(addr.lastIndexOf('.')+1);
	if (suffix.length < 2) 
	 	{
	      	alert(invalideEmailMsg);
		yourEmail.select();
		return false;
		}

//-----

	if (addrContact == "") 
		{
		alert(enterContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
		return false;
		}
		
	var invalidChars = '\/\'\\ ";:?!()[]\{\}^|';
	for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) {
	   if (addrContact.indexOf(invalidChars.charAt(i),0) > -1) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	      return false;
	   }
	}
	for (i=0; i<addrContact.length; i++) {
	   if (addrContact.charCodeAt(i)>127) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	      return false;
	   }
	}

	var atPos = addrContact.indexOf('@',0);
	if (atPos == -1) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (atPos == 0) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addrContact.indexOf('@', atPos + 1) > - 1) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addrContact.indexOf('.', atPos) == -1) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addrContact.indexOf('@.',0) != -1) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addrContact.indexOf('.@',0) != -1){
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	if (addrContact.indexOf('..',0) != -1) {
	      alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
	   return false;
	}
	var suffix = addrContact.substring(addrContact.lastIndexOf('.')+1);
	if (suffix.length < 2) 
	 	{
	      	alert(invalideContactEmailMsg);
		contactEmail.select();
		return false;
		}

//-----	
	return true;
	
	}