function doSubmit(form){
var i = 0;
    if(isEmpty(form.uid.value) && isEmpty(form.passwd.value)){
        alert("Please enter the username and PASSWORD.");
        form.uid.focus();
        return(false);
    }
    if(isEmpty(form.uid.value)){
        alert("Please enter the username.");
        form.uid.focus();
        return(false);
    }
    uid = form.uid.value;
    form.uid.value = uid.toLowerCase();

    if(isEmpty(form.passwd.value)){
        alert("Please enter the PASSWORD.");
        form.passwd.focus();
        return(false);
    }

  var objRegExp = /'/;
  if (  objRegExp.test(form.uid.value) ) {
       alert("Please enter valid user name .");
       return false;
   }

    if (form.elements[i].type=='checkbox') {
       form.elements[i].checked=true;
       return true;
    }
    return (true);
}



function isEmpty(word) {
    var n = word.length;
    var i;
    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
        if (word.charAt(i) != ' ') {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return (true);
}

function showNotice() {

alert(" The ECM Dashboard  will be down for regular maintenance from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time, Wednesday 2 November 2005. Sorry for the Inconvenience"); 

}


function callDoSubmit () {
   if ( doSubmit(document.forms[0]) ) {
        document.forms[0].submit();
   }
}