function userValidate() { // OPEN FUNCTION  userValidate

var email1 = document.customer.email1.value; // email value
var email = document.customer.email.value; // email value

var checkEmail = /^([a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9-\.]+)\.[a-z]{2,3}$/; // email value check

if(!(checkEmail.test(email))) { 		 document.customer.email.select();
	 							   	 		 alert("Please enter your valid E-MAIL ADDRESS!");									  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; }				 
											 

else if(document.customer.name.value.length <1) { document.customer.name.select(); // selects field if less than 1
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your First Name");									  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } // alerts msg & then quits function if less than 1
											 
else if(document.customer.surname.value.length <1) { document.customer.surname.select(); // selects field if less than 1
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Surame");									  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } // alerts msg & then quits function if less than 1
											 
else if(!(checkEmail.test(email1))) { 		 document.customer.email1.select();
	 							   	 		 alert("Please enter a friends valid E-MAIL ADDRESS!");									  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; }		

else if(document.customer.name1.value.length <1) { document.customer.name1.select(); // selects field if less than 1
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Friend's First Name");									  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } // alerts msg & then quits function if less than 1
											 
else if(document.customer.surname1.value.length <1) { document.customer.surname1.select(); // selects field if less than 1
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Friend's Surame");									  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } // alerts msg & then quits function if less than 1





										 

											 
							
	
else { return true; }// submits form results
	   	
					
					} // CLOSE FUNCTION SUBBUTT