function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
{
with (field)
{
if (value==null||value=="0"||value==""||value==" "||value=="2007/12/25")
  {alert(alerttxt);return false}
else {return true}
}
}
function validate_form(thisform)
{
with (thisform)
{
if (validate_required(region,"You must select your XBOX360's region")==false)
  {region.focus();return false}
if (validate_required(drive,"You must select your XBOX360 drive model")==false)
  {drive.focus();return false}
if (validate_required(firmware,"You must select the firmware on your drive")==false)
  {firmware.focus();return false}
if (validate_required(banned,"You must tell us if you're banned or not")==false)
  {banned.focus();return false}
if (validate_required(core,"You must tell us if you're system is a core unit")==false)
  {core.focus();return false}
  if (validate_required(manuf_date,"You must tell us you're XBox's Manuf Date")==false)
  {manuf_date.focus();return false}
  if (validate_required(prev_firmware,"You must tell us you're firmware prior to the spring update")==false)
  {prev_firmware.focus();return false}
 if (validate_required(theDate,"You must tell us you're ban date... If you weren't banned, it will be nulled out when you submit so just change it to any day you'd like... other than today.")==false)
  {theDate.focus();return false}
  if (validate_required(jitterfox,"You must tell us if you applied the Jitter fix before the Spring Update")==false)
  {theDate.focus();return false}
  if (validate_required(flashedbefore,"You must tell us if you flashed your Drive BEFORE ever going on LIVE.")==false)
  {theDate.focus();return false}
}
}