function validate() {
	
	if (document.form.conName.value == "") { 
 alert ("Please enter the contact name."); 
 document.form.conName.focus(); 
 return false; 
} 

if (document.form.Pub_Address.value == "") { 
 alert ("Please enter the Pub Address."); 
 document.form.Pub_Address.focus(); 
 return false; 
} 

if (document.form.fname1.value == "") { 
 alert ("Please enter the delegates name."); 
 document.form.fname1.focus(); 
 return false; 
}

var Chars3 = "*|\<>[]{}#%/";
 for (var i = 0; i < document.form.fname1.value.length; i++) {
  if (Chars3.indexOf(document.form.fname1.value.charAt(i)) != -1){
    alert ("NO illegal characters or web links please!"); 
    document.form.fname1.focus(); 
 return false;
}
} 

	
return true;

}