function check_email(address) {
  if ((address == "")
    || (address.indexOf ('@') == -1)
    || (address.indexOf ('.') == -1))
      return false;
  return true;
}


function doNewCountry() {
var myCountry = document.adddeveloper.country;
var typeCountry = myCountry.options[myCountry.selectedIndex].text;

if (typeCountry == "Other") {
  object=document.getElementById('testlayer');
  object.style.visibility="visible";
}
else {
  object=document.getElementById('testlayer');
  object.style.visibility="hidden";
}
}



function verifydeveloper() {

if (document.adddeveloper.yourname.value == ""){
  alert("You must enter your name.")
  document.adddeveloper.yourname.focus() 
  return false } 

if (document.adddeveloper.youremail.value == "")  {
   alert("Please fill in your email address.")
   document.adddeveloper.youremail.focus() 
   return false }
else {
if (!check_email(document.adddeveloper.youremail.value)) {
    alert("Email address is incorrect. Please enter your email again.")
    document.adddeveloper.youremail.focus()
    return false } 
    }

if (document.adddeveloper.coname.value == "" && document.adddeveloper.last.value == ""){
  alert("You must enter either a company name or a contact name.")
  document.adddeveloper.coname.focus() 
  return false } 

var countryName = document.adddeveloper.country;
if(countryName.options[countryName.selectedIndex].value =="") {
  alert("Please select a country.")
  document.adddeveloper.country.focus() 
  return false }

if (document.adddeveloper.email.value == "")  {
   alert("Please fill in your email address.")
   document.adddeveloper.email.focus() 
   return false }
else {
if (!check_email(document.adddeveloper.email.value)) {
    alert("Email address is incorrect. Please enter your email again.")
    document.adddeveloper.email.focus()
    return false } 
    }
    
if (document.adddeveloper.cbdev.checked == false && document.adddeveloper.cbplug.checked == false && document.adddeveloper.cbinst.checked == false && document.adddeveloper.cbdesigner.checked == false && document.adddeveloper.cbwebhost.checked == false && document.adddeveloper.cbreseller.checked == false && document.adddeveloper.cbsoft.checked == false) {
  alert("Please select at least one developer type.")
  document.adddeveloper.cbdev.focus() 
  return false } 
  
if (document.adddeveloper.devprofile.value.length > 250) {
  alert('Please enter a shorter text for your profile.')
  document.adddeveloper.devprofile.focus() 
  return false } 

if (document.adddeveloper.devprofilefr.value.length > 250) {
  alert('Please enter a shorter text for your French profile.')
  document.adddeveloper.devprofilefr.focus() 
  return false } 
}