function checkForm(form) {
    var why = "";
    why += checkUserName(form.username.value);
    why += checkPassword(form.password.value);
    if (why != "") {
	   document.getElementById('errorMessage').style.display='block';
	   document.getElementById('errorMessage').innerHTML='<p id="title"><img src="/new/images/error.gif" align="absmiddle"> Please correct the following errors before resubmitting:</p><ul>' + (why) + '</ul>';
	   return false;
    }
return true;
}

function checkUserName (strng) {
 var error = "";
 if (strng == "") {
    error = "<li>Please enter a User Name.</li>";
	document.getElementById('auserName').className='errored';
 }
 else {
	 document.getElementById('auserName').className='bookmark';
 }
return error;

}

function checkPassword (strng) {
 var error = "";
 if (strng == "") {
    error = "<li>Please enter a Password.</li>";
	document.getElementById('apassword').className='errored';
 }
return error
}