function validateme(obj) {
        try
        {  
            var flag=0;
            var strMsg='';
           vartxtFirstName=window.document.getElementById("txtFirstName")
           varhtlFirstName = window.document.getElementById("htlFirstName")
           vartxtLastName = window.document.getElementById("txtLastName")
           vartxtEmailID = window.document.getElementById("txtEmailID")
            vartxtPhone1=window.document.getElementById("txtPhone")
            
    if (vartxtFirstName.value == "")
	         {
	         alert('First Name Required');
		        vartxtFirstName.focus();	 	
		        flag=1;		
		        return false;	
	         }  
	        else if (isEmptyAfterTrim(vartxtFirstName.value) == true)
			  {
			  alert('Invalid Entry-this field must contain at least one character.');	
			    vartxtFirstName.value="";
			    vartxtFirstName.focus();							
			    flag=1;	 
			    return false;						
			  }
			else if(isValidScriptChars(vartxtFirstName.value)==false)
			   {
			   alert('Invalid Entry - this field contains invalid characters < (or) >.');
				vartxtFirstName.value="";
		 		vartxtFirstName.select();
		 		vartxtFirstName.focus();
		 		flag=1;	
		 		return false;
				}




				if (vartxtLastName.value == "") {
				    
				}
				else if (isEmptyAfterTrim(vartxtLastName.value) == true) {
				    alert('Invalid Entry-this field must contain at least one character.');
				    vartxtLastName.value = "";
				    vartxtLastName.focus();
				    flag = 1;
				    return false;
				}
				else if (isValidScriptChars(vartxtLastName.value) == false) {
				    alert('Invalid Entry - this field contains invalid characters < (or) >.');
				    vartxtLastName.value = "";
				    vartxtLastName.select();
				    vartxtLastName.focus();
				    flag = 1;
				    return false;
				}
		
	         
         if (vartxtEmailID.value.length < 1)
			{
	 			alert('E-mail Required');
			 	vartxtEmailID.focus();
			 	flag=1;	
			 	return false;		 		
			}
			if (!(vartxtEmailID.value == ""))
			{
			   	 
			 	if (regExpEmail.exec(vartxtEmailID.value) == null)
			 	{
			 	        alert('Invalid Entry-Enter Valid E-mail format(abc@abc.com).'); 			 		
			 		vartxtEmailID.focus();
			 		flag=1;		
			 		return false;	 		
			 	}			 					 		
			}		
			
				 if (vartxtPhone1.value == "")
			        {	
			            	
			        } 
		   else
		    if ((isValidUSPhone(vartxtPhone1.value)) == false)
					{
						 alert(msg_common_phone)					
						vartxtPhone1.focus();
						flag=1;	
						return false;				
					}	     
			else if (isEmptyAfterTrim(vartxtPhone1.value) == true)
			          {
			             alert(msg_common_allspaces)
			            vartxtPhone1.focus();							
			            flag=1;
			            return false;	 						
			          }
			else if(isValidScriptChars(vartxtPhone1.value)==false)
			           {
			             alert(msg_common_invalidchars)		        
		 		        vartxtPhone1.focus();
		 		        flag=1;	
		 		        return false;
				        }    
        	
		}
		 
			catch(e)
			{
		    alert(e);
			}
		
		}