function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
  return false;
}

         function checkInitial(name) {
		//define groups
		var groups = new Array('abc','def','ghi','jkl','mno','pqr','stuvwxyz');
		var paths = new Array('a-c','d-f','g-i','j-l','m-o','p-r','s-z');
	    var path = document.getElementById(name);
		//Get the first initial
		var initial = name.charAt(0).toLowerCase() ;
		// Find location of character
		var answer = -1;
		for (loop =0; loop < 7; loop++)
		{
		  if (groups[loop].indexOf(initial) != -1)
		  {
		  answer = loop;
		  }
		}
		path.innerHTML = 'More'; 

		}
function confirmSubmit()
{
var agree=confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this record?");
if (agree)
	return true ;
else
	return false ;
}
<!--Used to submit a form which has text links for the submit button-->
function submitForm ( selectedtype )
{
  document.suggesterSearchForm.SearchFor.value = selectedtype ;
  document.suggesterSearchForm.submit() ;
}

function addTicket(ticketRef,sessionID)
{
    
    document.getElementById('ticketType').style.display = 'block';
    document.getElementById('seatID').value = ticketRef;
}
function removeTicket(ticketRef,sessionID)
{
    document.getElementById('seatID').value = ticketRef;
    submitTicket('');
}
function submitTicket(seatType)
{
    document.getElementById('loading').style.display = 'block';
if(document.getElementById('ticketTimer'))document.getElementById('ticketTimer').style.display = 'block';
    document.getElementById('ticketType').style.display = 'none';
    var theForm = document.getElementById('addTicket');
    document.getElementById('seatType').value = seatType;
    theForm.submit();
}
function validateForm(form) {
 errorMessage = "";
 error = 0;
// Adem not using double entry password, so set password and pwordConf to the same value
 var password = document.getElementById("password");
 var pwordConf = document.getElementById("pwordConf");
 if (!pwordConf)
 	pwordConf = password;

  validateNotNull(document.getElementById("name"), "Please enter your name");
  validateNotNull(document.getElementById("jobTitle"), "Please enter your job title");
  validateNotNull(document.getElementById("organisation"), "Please enter your organisation");
  validateNotNull(document.getElementById("address"), "Please supply your address");
  validateNotNull(document.getElementById("email"), "Please supply an Email address");
  validateNotNull(document.getElementById("dayPhone"), "Please supply your phone number");
 
  if (password && pwordConf) {
  if (password.value != pwordConf.value){
  error ++;
  errorMessage += "Passwords do not match, please try again" + "\r\n";
  password.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';
  pwordConf.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';
  password.value = ""
  pwordConf.value = ""
 }
 else if (password.value == ""){
  error ++;
  errorMessage += "Please supply a Password" + "\r\n";
  password.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';
  pwordConf.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';

 }
  else if (password.value.length < 6){
  error ++;
  errorMessage += "Password must be at least 6 characters" + "\r\n";
  password.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';
  pwordConf.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';
  password.value = ""
  pwordConf.value = ""
 }
 }
 
 if (error > 0){
  alert(errorMessage);
  return false;
 }
 else
  return true;
 
 
 }
 function validateNotNull(field, message){
  if (field) {
  if (field.value ==""){
  field.style.backgroundColor = '#F5DFD8';
  errorMessage += message + "\r\n";
  error ++;
 }
 else{  field.style.backgroundColor = '#FFFFFF';}
 }
}

function validateChecked(field, message){
  if (field) {
  if (!(field.checked)){
  errorMessage += message + "\r\n";
  error ++;
 }}
}
//end form validation script