function validateEmail()
{
var emailFld = document.querySelectorAll('[ftype=email]'); //potential problem here, since ftype is not an html attribute existing in the email field element
var i;
for (i = 0; i < emailFld.length; i++)
{
var emailVal = emailFld[i].value;
if((emailVal.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '')).length!=0 )
{
var atpos=emailVal.indexOf('@');
var dotpos=emailVal.lastIndexOf('.');
if (atpos<1 || dotpos<atpos+2 || dotpos+2>=emailVal.length)
{
alert('Please enter a valid email address. ');
emailFld[i].focus();
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}