function checkForm(form,nulls) {
	if(!nulls) { nulls=""; }
	// array each input element
	var f = document.getElementById(form);
	var input = f.getElementsByTagName("input");
	var textarea = f.getElementsByTagName("textarea");
	var sel = f.getElementsByTagName("select");

	found  = "";
	errOut = "";
	
	// scan for text, drop radio and textarea fields
	for(i=0;i<input.length;i++) {
		if(input[i].type=="text") {
		input[i].className = input[i].className.replace(" redFade","");
			if(input[i].value<="") {
				if(nulls.indexOf(input[i].name)<0) {
					errOut = errOut + "\n     " + input[i].name.replace(/_/g," ");
					input[i].className= input[i].className +" redFade";
				}
			} else {
				found = found + "\n" + input[i].type + " -> " + input[i].name.replace(/_/g," ");
			}
		}
	}
	// scan textareas
	/*
	for(i=0;i<textarea.length;i++) {
		textarea[i].className = textarea[i].className.replace(" redFade","");
		if(textarea[i].value<="") {
			if(nulls.indexOf(input[i].name)<0) {
				errOut = errOut + "\n     " + textarea[i].name.replace(/_/g," ");
				textarea[i].className= textarea[i].className +" redFade";
			}
		} else {
			found = found + "\n" + textarea[i].type + " -> " + textarea[i].value;
		}
	}
	*/
	if(errOut>"") {
		errOut = "The following fields are missing: \n" + errOut;
		//alert(errOut);
		alert("Fields highlighted indicate a required field and must be completed in prior to form submittal.");
	} else {
		f.submit();
	}
}