var emptyField=new RegExp("^\\s*$");
var emailField="^[^@]+@[^@.]+\\.[^@]*\\w\\w$";

// Main validation function
function form_validate(elem,type,req)
{
	var sMsg="";
	var tv=$.trim(elem.value);

	if((req)&&emptyField.test(tv))
	{
		sMsg=elem.title+" is a required field.";
	}
	else
	{
		switch(type)
		{
			case "email":
				if (!new RegExp(emailField).test(tv))
				{
					sMsg=elem.title+" does not contain a valid email.";
				}
				break;

		}
	}

	if(sMsg!="")
	{
		$(elem).focus().css("backgroundColor","#ffc");
		setTimeout(function(){$(elem).css("backgroundColor","#fff");},5000);
		$("#spanStatus").hide().addClass("errorStatus").text(sMsg).fadeIn();
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}