function the_count(){
	return val();
	item_array = new Array();
	foo = document.forms[1].elements.length;
	for(i=0; i<foo; i++){
		if(document.forms[1].elements[i].checked){
			if(document.forms[1].elements[i].name == "PAY" ||
			document.forms[1].elements[i].name == "SAME" ||
			document.forms[1].elements[i].name.substr(1,1) != "-" ){
			undefined;
			}else{
			item_array.push(document.forms[1].elements[i].value);
			}
		}
	}
	//if(item_array.length == 0){
	if(document.shp_form.other_one.value != ''){
	return val();
	}
	else if(document.shp_form.mission_option001.value == "none"){
	alert('Please select an item for your shipping quote.');
	return false;
	} else if(document.shp_form.mission_option001.value == "none" && document.shp_form.other_one.value != ''){
	return val();
	}
	else{
	document.forms[1].the_list.value = item_array
	}
	return val();
}

function val(){
	/* REMOVED 7/21/2005
	if(document.shp_form.Contact_Name.value == ''){
	alert('A contact name is required.')
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Contact_Email.value == ''){
	alert('A contact email is required.')
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Contact_Phone.value == ''){
	alert('A contact phone number is required.')
	return false;
	}else */
	if(document.shp_form.Shipping_Name.value == ''){
	alert('A shipping name is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Shipping_Address1.value == ''){
	alert('A shipping address is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Shipping_City.value == ''){
	alert('A shipping city name is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Shipping_State.value == ''){
	alert('A shipping state is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Shipping_Zip.value == ''){
	alert('A shipping zip code is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Delivery_Phone.value == ''){
	alert('A shipping phone number is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Shipping_Email.value == ''){
	alert('A contact email is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.PAY[0].checked == false && document.shp_form.PAY[1].checked == false){
	alert('A payment method is required.');
	return false;
	}else if(document.shp_form.Plycon_Van_Lines.checked == false && document.shp_form.Transit_Systems_Inc.checked == false){
	alert('A shipping method is required.');
	return false;
	}/*else if(document.shp_form.plyshpvar.value != true && document.shp_form.transhpvar.value != true){
	alert('A shipping method is required.');
	return false;
	}*/
}