function verify()
// Verify non-blank status for fields listed in parameters
// First argument is form name, then arguments run in pairs:
// first HTML element name then a human-descriptive name for the alert.
{  var items = verify.arguments.length
	var formname = verify.arguments[0]
	syncTextarea();
   for (i = 1;i < items;i++)
   {	// alert("argument ".verify.arguments[i]);
		result = document.forms[formname].elements[verify.arguments[i]].value
		FieldDesc = verify.arguments[++i]
		if (result == '') 
		{	alert ("The "+FieldDesc+" is blank!") 
			return false;
		}
   }
	return true;
}