// JavaScript Document
    function limitText(limitField, limitCount, limitNum) {
        if (limitField.value.length > limitNum) {
            limitField.value = limitField.value.substring(0, limitNum);
        } else {
            limitCount.value = limitNum - limitField.value.length;
        }
    }
function isValidURL(url){
    var RegExp = /^(([\w]+:)?\/\/)?(([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+(:([\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})+)?@)?([\d\w][-\d\w]{0,253}[\d\w]\.)+[\w]{2,4}(:[\d]+)?(\/([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)*(\?(&?([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})=?)*)?(#([-+_~.\d\w]|%[a-fA-f\d]{2,2})*)?$/;
    if(RegExp.test(url)){
        return true;
    }else{
        return false;
    }
}

function isValidEmail(email){
    var RegExp = /^((([a-z]|[0-9]|!|#|$|%|&|'|\*|\+|\-|\/|=|\?|\^|_|`|\{|\||\}|~)+(\.([a-z]|[0-9]|!|#|$|%|&|'|\*|\+|\-|\/|=|\?|\^|_|`|\{|\||\}|~)+)*)@((((([a-z]|[0-9])([a-z]|[0-9]|\-){0,61}([a-z]|[0-9])\.))*([a-z]|[0-9])([a-z]|[0-9]|\-){0,61}([a-z]|[0-9])\.)[\w]{2,4}|(((([0-9]){1,3}\.){3}([0-9]){1,3}))|(\[((([0-9]){1,3}\.){3}([0-9]){1,3})\])))$/
    if(RegExp.test(email)){
        return true;
    }else{
        return false;
    }
}
function checkFields(){
    var frm = document.news, error = "";
	if(frm.title.value == "")
	{
		error += 'Please enter title of news story\n';
	}	
	if(frm.newsstory.value == "")
	{
		error += 'Please enter a news story\n';
	}	
	if(frm.nameofposter.value == "")
	{
		error += 'Please enter name of poster\n';
	}
	if(!isValidURL(frm.website.value)){
        error += "Please enter a valid URL\n";
    }
    if(!isValidEmail(frm.email.value)){
        error += 'Please enter a valid Email\n';
    }

    if(error != ""){
        alert(error);
        return false;
    }else{
        return true;
    }
} 	