function shortFormValidator(theForm) 
{

	var error = ""; 
	var required = ['firstname', 'lastname', 'address', 'city', 'state', 'zip', 'email', 'phone'];
	
	for (i=0; i<required.length; i++){
		//alert(required[i]);
		if (eval("theForm."+required[i]+".value") == ""){
			eval("theForm."+required[i]).className = "error"
   			error += "   " + eval("theForm."+required[i]).id + "\n";
		} else {
			eval("theForm."+required[i]).className = ""
		}
	}
	

	if (error != "") {
		//error = "THE FOLLOWING FIELDS ARE REQUIRED: \n" + error;
		error = "Please fill out all required fields before submitting the form.";
		alert(error);
		return (false);
	} else {
		return (true);
	} 
}