function validshort(form) {

  var isValid = true;
  var errormsg = "Please correct the following errors: \n";
  var cmsg = "WARNING: BEFORE YOU SUBMIT!\n\n\n";
  
   var fullname = form.firstName.value; 
  if (fullname == "")
  {
  	errormsg = errormsg + "\n" + "Enter Your First Name"
	if (isValid)  form.firstName.focus();
  	isValid = false;
  }
   
  // check email addresses
  var reg1 = /(@.*@)|(\.\.)|(@\.)|(\.@)|(^\.)/; // not valid
  var reg2 = /^.+\@(\[?)[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$/; // valid
  
  var email = form.email.value; // email string
  if (email != "")
  {
	  if (!reg1.test(email) && reg2.test(email))  // if syntax is valid
	  {
		isValid = isValid;
	  }
	  else 
	  {
		errormsg = errormsg + "\n" + "\"" + email + "\" is an invalid e-mail address, if you don't have an email address leave Email field blank."
		if (isValid)  form.email.focus();
		isValid = false;
	  }
	  

   } 
  

    var contact = form.contact.value; 
  if (contact == "")
  {
  	errormsg = errormsg + "\n" + "Enter Your Home Phone Number";
  	if (isValid)  form.contact.focus();
	isValid = false;
  }
  
    if (form.accidenttype.selectedIndex==0)
  {
  	errormsg = errormsg + "\n" + "Select Accident Type";
  	if (isValid)  form.accidenttype.focus();
	isValid = false;
  }
  
    if(form.besttime.selectedIndex==0)
  {
  	errormsg = errormsg + "\n" + "Choose Best Time To Call"
  	if (isValid)  form.besttime.focus();
	isValid = false;
  }
  var randomnumber = form.randomnumber.value; 
  if (randomnumber == "")
  {
  	errormsg = errormsg + "\n" + "Type the string you see in the image."
  	if (isValid)  form.randomnumber.focus();
	isValid = false;
  } 

     if (!isValid) {
  		alert(errormsg); // this is also optional
		return isValid;
	}

}