function confirmDelete() {
    if (confirm("Please confirm that you wish to DELETE this Merchant record?")) {
      document.entry_frm.save_action.value = "delete";
      document.entry_frm.submit();
    }
    return false;
  }

  function validEmail(email) {
    var invalidChars = "/:,;";
    if (email == "") {
      return false;
    }
    for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) {
      badChar = invalidChars.charAt(i);
      if (email.indexOf(badChar,0) > -1) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    atPos = email.indexOf("@",1);
    if (atPos == -1) {
      return false;
    }
    if (email.indexOf("@",atPos+1) > -1) {
      return false;
    }
    periodPos = email.indexOf(".",atPos);
    if (periodPos == -1) {
      return false;
    }
    if (periodPos+3 > email.length) {
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }

  function submitIt(form1) {
    if (form1.recipient.value) {
      if (! validEmail(form1.recipient.value)) {
        alert("The email address is not in a valid format.");
        form1.recipient.focus();
        form1.recipient.select();
        return false;
      }
    }
    else {
      alert("Please enter an Email Address.");
      form1.recipient.focus();
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }