function validate_cust_short_fields (form) {
	// Check for valid first name
	if ( ! isNaN(form.fname.value)) { // if first name is a number or empty
		alert('Please enter a valid First Name.') ;
		form.fname.focus() ;
		return false; 
	}
		
	// Check for valid last name
	if ( ! isNaN(form.lname.value)) { // if last name is a number or empty
		alert('Please enter a valid Last Name.') ;
		form.lname.focus() ;		
		return false; 
	}

	// Check for valid city name
	if ( ! isNaN(form.city.value)) { // if city is a number or empty
		alert('Please enter a valid City.') ;
		form.city.focus() ;
		return false; 
	}

	// Check for valid email-id
	var email = form.email.value ;
	if ( ! isNaN(email) || (email.length==0) || (email.indexOf("@")==-1) || (email.indexOf(".")==-1) 
			|| (email.lastIndexOf(".") < email.indexOf("@")) ) { // if email is a number or empty
		alert('Please enter a valid email-id.') ;
		form.email.focus() ;		
		return false; 
	} 		

	var email2 = form.email2.value ;
	if ( ! isNaN(email2) || (email2.length==0) || (email2.indexOf("@")==-1) || (email2.indexOf(".")==-1) 
			|| (email2.lastIndexOf(".") < email2.indexOf("@")) ) { // if email is a number or empty
		alert('Please enter a valid email-id (confirm).') ;
		form.email2.focus() ;		
		return false; 
	} 		
	
	if (email != email2) {
		alert('The two email-id are not same. Please reenter your email-id.') ;
		form.email2.focus() ;		
		return false;
	}
	
	// return FALSE value so form does not call CGI
	return true;
}