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function checkrequired(which) {
    var pass = true;
    for (i = 0; i < which.length; i++) {
        var tempobj = which.elements[i];
        if (tempobj.name.substring(0, 8) == "required") {
            if (((tempobj.type == "text" || tempobj.type == "textarea") &&
          tempobj.value == '') || (tempobj.type.toString().charAt(0) == "s" &&
          tempobj.selectedIndex == 0)) {
                pass = false;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    if (!pass) {
        shortFieldName = tempobj.name.substring(8, 30).toUpperCase();
        alert(shortFieldName + " is a required field.");
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}