function validate(advanced) {

 var returnval;

	returnval = true;
	if (advanced){
		formname='advancedform';
	} else {
		formname='basicform';
	}
	
	returnval = true;

    //Begin Validation logic.
    
	// Strip off any leading spaces
	while(''+document.forms[formname].forename.value.charAt(0)==' ')
	{
		document.forms[formname].forename.value=document.forms[formname].forename.value.substring(1,document.forms[formname].forename.value.length);
	}
	
	while(''+document.forms[formname].surname.value.charAt(0)==' ')
	{
		document.forms[formname].surname.value=document.forms[formname].surname.value.substring(1,document.forms[formname].surname.value.length);
	}
	


	// Make sure at least one is present. Does not matter if we are in advanced or basic search
    	if (document.forms[formname].forename.value == "" &&
   		document.forms[formname].surname.value == "")
   		{
 			document.forms[formname].forename.focus();
    		alert("You must enter at least one of:\n\tForename\n\tSurname");
	    	returnval = false;
	    	return ;
   		}
   		
    	nonWild = false;
   		
   		if (document.forms[formname].forename.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].forename.value != "") nonWild=true;
   		if (document.forms[formname].surname.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].surname.value != "") nonWild=true;
 //  		if (document.forms[formname].street.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].street.value != "") nonWild=true;
   		
   		if(formname =='basicform'){
   		
   		if (document.forms[formname].location.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].location.value != "") nonWild=true;
   		
   		}
   		else{
   		//	if (document.forms[formname].forename2.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].forename2.value != "") nonWild=true;
	   	//	if (document.forms[formname].surname2.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].surname2.value != "") nonWild=true;
	   		if (document.forms[formname].town.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].town.value != "") nonWild=true;
	 		if (document.forms[formname].county.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].county.value != "") nonWild=true;
			if (document.forms[formname].postcode.value.indexOf('*') == -1 && document.forms[formname].postcode.value != "") nonWild=true;		
   		}
   		
		if (!nonWild) {
 			document.forms[formname].forename.focus();
    		alert("You must enter a non wildcard value for the search fields.");
	    	returnval = false;
	    	return ;
		}
		
	
	   if (returnval == true)
		  {
		   document.forms[formname].submit();
	   }
	
}//
//if (returnval == true)
// {		
//flipSearchButton(); document.forms['formname'].submit();
//document.forms[formname].submit();
//}


function flipSearchButton()
 {
 document.getElementById('search_clickable').style.display = 'none';
 document.getElementById('search_unclickable').style.display = 'block';
 
  document.getElementById('searchadvance_clickable').style.display = 'none';
 document.getElementById('searchadvance_unclickable').style.display = 'block';

 } 

//LR FORM FUNCTIONS

function clear_form_elements(ele) {

$(ele).find(':input').each(function() {
 switch(this.type) {
   case 'password':
   case 'select-multiple':
   case 'select-one':
   case 'text':
   case 'textarea':
       $(this).val('');
       break;
   case 'checkbox':
   case 'radio':
       this.checked = false;
 }
});

}