function taking() {
	location = document.category.cat.options[document.category.cat.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking2() {
	location = document.addcareer.title.options[document.addcareer.title.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking3() {
	location = document.pricee.price.options[document.pricee.price.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking4() {
	location = document.hourss.hours.options[document.hourss.hours.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking5() {
	location = document.recipecat.cat.options[document.recipecat.cat.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking6() {
	location = document.top10.cat.options[document.top10.cat.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking7() {
	location = document.restregister.register.options[document.restregister.register.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking8() {
	location = document.userregister.register.options[document.userregister.register.selectedIndex].value
}

function taking9() {
	location = document.menu.menu2.options[document.menu.menu2.selectedIndex].value
}


// validates subscriber
function validsub() {
document.subscribe.email.value = document.subscribe.email.value.toLowerCase();
var email = document.subscribe.email.value;
var valid = "y";

if (email != "") {
if (email.length<7 ||
email.indexOf("@.") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("-.") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("_.") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("..") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("._") != -1 ||
email.indexOf(".-") != -1 ||
email.indexOf(".@") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("@-") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("@_") != -1 ||
email.indexOf("@") != email.lastIndexOf("@") ||
email.indexOf("@") == -1 ||
email.indexOf(".") == -1 ||
(email.length - (email.lastIndexOf(".") + 1)) < 2) {
valid = "n";
alert("The e-mail address you entered is invalid.");
document.subscribe.email.focus();
return false;
}
else {
a = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789@-_.";
b = 0;
while (b < email.length) {
if (a.indexOf(email.charAt(b)) == -1) {
valid = "n";
alert("The e-mail address may not contain \"" + email.charAt(b) + "\".");
document.subscribe.email.focus();
b = email.length;

}
b = b + 1;
}
}
}

if (valid == "y") {
return true;

}
}

// validates tell a friend
function validtell() {
	var errmsg = "";	
	var errnum = 0;

	if (document.tell.namefr.value.length == 0) {
		errmsg += " \nEnter friends name";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.tell.namefr.focus();
	}
	
	if (document.tell.emailfr.value.length == 0) {
		errmsg += " \nEnter friends e-mail";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.tell.emailfr.focus();
	}
	
	if (document.tell.yourname.value.length == 0) {
		errmsg += " \nEnter your name";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.tell.yourname.focus();
	}
	
	if (document.tell.youremail.value.length == 0) {
		errmsg += " \nEnter your e-mail";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.tell.youremail.focus();
	}
	
	if(errnum > 0) {	
		alert(errmsg);	
		return false;	
	} else {	
		return true;
	}
}

// validates restaurant search
function validform() {
	var errmsg = "";	
	var errnum = 0;

	if((document.search.search.value.length == 0) || (document.search.search.value=="Enter Restaurant name or location")) {
		errmsg += "Enter Name or Location";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.search.search.focus();
	}	

	if(errnum > 0) {	
		alert(errmsg);	
		return false;	
	} else {	
		return true;
	}
}

// validates restaurant search bar
function validform2() {
	var errmsg = "";	
	var errnum = 0;

	if((document.search2.search.value.length == 0) || (document.search2.search.value=="Enter Restaurant name or location")) {
		errmsg += "Enter Name or Location";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.search2.search.focus();
	}	

	if(errnum > 0) {	
		alert(errmsg);	
		return false;	
	} else {	
		return true;
	}
}

// validates coffee search
function validcoffeesearch() {
	var errmsg = "";	
	var errnum = 0;

	if((document.coffeesearch.search.value.length == 0) || (document.coffeesearch.search.value=="Enter Coffee shop name or location")) {
		errmsg += " \nEnter Name or Location";	
		errnum++ ;	
		document.coffeesearch.search.focus();
	}	

	if(errnum > 0) {	
		alert(errmsg);	
		return false;	
	} else {	
		return true;
	}
}

// validates Itlob Etmana
function validitlob () {
	var errmsg = "";
	var errnum = 0;

	if((document.itlob.etmana.value.length==0) || (document.itlob.etmana.value=="type it here and click submit"))	{
		errmsg += " \n Please type your wish";
		errnum++;
		document.itlob.etmana.focus();
	}
	
	if(errnum > 0) {
		alert(errmsg);
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}

// validates looking for
function validlookingfor() {
	var errmsg = "";
	var errnum = 0;

	if((document.lookingfor.search.value.length==0) || (document.lookingfor.search.value=="type it here and click submit"))	{
		errmsg += " \n Please type in something ";
		errnum++;
		document.lookingfor.search.focus();
	}
	
	if(errnum > 0) {
		alert(errmsg);
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}

// validates recipe search
function validrecipesearch() {
	var errmsg = "";
	var errnum = 0;
	
	if((document.searchrecipe.search.value.length==0) || (document.searchrecipe.search.value=="Enter Recipe name or Components")) {
		errmsg += " \nEnter Recipe name or Components";
		errnum++ ;
		document.searchrecipe.search.focus();
	}
	if(errnum > 0) {
		alert(errmsg);
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}