function validateForm(){
	  var message = "";
	  var invalid = false;

		//missing one step information in form
	   if (document.getElementById('step1')==null){	
	    invalid = true;
	    message = "Please add a minimum of one step.";

	  } else {
	  		if (document.getElementById('step1').value=="") {
			invalid = true;
	    	message = "Please list the steps to prepare the recipe.";

		}	   
	  }
  	  if(invalid==true)  {
   	     alert(message);
   	     return false;
  	  } else  {
    	 return true;
           
  	  }
	}
	
	function step2check(){

	  var message = "";
	  var invalid = false;
	  var formCheckComplete = false;
	//missing one step information in form
	   if (document.getElementById('ingredient0').value==""){	
	    invalid = true;
	    message = "Please add a minimum of one additional ingredient.";
	  } 
	  
	  	  //missing HMR product information in form
	  if (document.getElementById('HMRproduct').value==""){
	    invalid = true;
	    message = "Please select a minimum of one HMR product.";
	  } 
	  
	  if (document.getElementById('recipetitle').value==""){		
			invalid = true;
			message = "Please enter a recipe title.";
	  }	
	

	  
	if(invalid==true)  {
   	     alert(message);
   	     return false;
  	  } else  {
    	  toggle();
           
  	  }
		 
	}