function getIndexNo( selectControl, valueCompare ){
		var controlRef = document.getElementById( selectControl );
		var totalLen = controlRef.length;
		
		for( var counter = 0; counter < totalLen; counter++ ){
			if( controlRef.options[ counter ].value ==  valueCompare ){
				return counter;
			}
		}
		
		
	}
	
	function checkEmail( emailAddress ) {
			
		if (/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/.test( emailAddress )){
			return (true)
		}
		return (false)
	}
	
	function validateUsername( value ) {
	
		var usernamevalue = new String(value);
		var iChars = "!@#$%^&*()+=-[]\\\';,./{}|\":<>?";
		var flag;
		
		for (var i = 0; i < usernamevalue.length; i++) {
			if (iChars.indexOf(usernamevalue.charAt(i)) != -1) {
				return (false);
			}
		 }
		return (true);
	}