function validationEnglish(form) {

      

function validateEmail(elementValue){
	var emailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/;
	return emailPattern.test(elementValue);
}
      

if(form.first_name.value == '') {



alert('Please enter your first name');

form.first_name.focus();

return false;

}





if(form.last_name.value == '') {



alert('Please enter your last name');

form.last_name.focus();

return false;

}



if(form.company.value == '') {

alert('Please enter your company');

form.company.focus();

return false;

}


if(!validateEmail(form.email.value) || form.email.value == '') {

alert('Please enter your email address');

form.email.focus();

return false;

}



 if ( form.country.selectedIndex == 0 ) {
 
 alert ('Please select your country');
 
 form.country.focus();
 
return false;

 }
 
 
 
 if ( form.state.value == 'Select State' ) {
 
 alert ('Please select your state');
 
 form.state.focus();
 
return false;

 }



if (!(form.url.value == '')) {
return false;
}

if (!(form.department.value == '')) {
return false;
}
	var exdate=new Date();
	exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate() + 999999);
	document.cookie="nLyteResource = true; path = /; expires = " + exdate.toUTCString();
    $("#backgroundPopup").fadeOut("slow");
    $("#popupDownloadRequestFormEnglish").fadeOut("slow");
    $("#popupDownloadRequestFormFrench").fadeOut("slow");
    $("#popupDownloadRequestFormGerman").fadeOut("slow");
    $("#popupDownloadRequestFormSoap").fadeOut("slow");
	return true;
}