var name = new Image(); name.src = "_nameerror.gif";
var phone = new Image(); phone.src = "_phoneerror.gif";
var email1 = new Image(); email1.src = "_email1error.gif";
var mymessage = new Image(); mymessage.src = "_messageerror.gif"

var haveerrors = 0;

function showImage(imagename, imageurl, errors) 
{
document[imagename].src = imageurl;
if (!haveerrors && errors) haveerrors = errors;
}

function validate(f) 
{
haveerrors = 0;

			(f.name.value.length < 1) // validate name length
			? showImage("nameerror", "_nameerror.gif", true)
			: showImage("nameerror", "_blankimage.gif", false);

			(f.phone.value.length < 12 || f.phone.value == "000-000-0000") // validate phone
			? showImage("phoneerror", "_phoneerror.gif", true)
			: showImage("phoneerror", "_blankimage.gif", false);

			(f.email1.value.search("@") == -1 || f.email1.value.search("[.*]") == -1) // validate email
			? showImage("email1error", "_email1error.gif", true)
			: showImage("email1error", "_blankimage.gif", false);

			(f.mymessage.value.length < 1) // validate message
			? showImage("messageerror", "_messageerror.gif", true)
			: showImage("messageerror", "_blankimage.gif", false);

			return (!haveerrors);

		}