function ValidateSelect(fieldName,defaultItem,AlertMsg)
   {
   ReturnValue = true

   if (MM_findObj(fieldName) == null) return true;

    if ((MM_findObj(fieldName).type != "select-one") && (MM_findObj(fieldName).type != "select-multiple"))
      {
      window.alert(fieldName + ": Not a select field")
      ReturnValue = false
      }
   else
      {
      if (MM_findObj(fieldName).options[MM_findObj(fieldName).selectedIndex].value == defaultItem)
         {
         window.alert(AlertMsg)
         MM_findObj(fieldName).focus()
         ReturnValue = false
         }
      }
   return ReturnValue
   }


function ValidateSelect_ex(fieldName, defaultItem, aCountryControlFieldName, aSettingsFieldName,  AlertMsg)
{
   ReturnValue = true

   if (MM_findObj(fieldName) == null) return true;

   if ((MM_findObj(fieldName).type != "select-one") && (MM_findObj(fieldName).type != "select-multiple"))
      {
      window.alert(fieldName + ": Not a select field")
      ReturnValue = false
      }
   else
      {

         var aRequiredFlag = true
        
         var aRequiredStateFlag = getInternationalizedFieldMask(aSettingsFieldName, aCountryControlFieldName)
         if (aRequiredStateFlag != null)
            if (aRequiredStateFlag.toLowerCase() == "false")
               aRequiredFlag = false

         if (aRequiredFlag == true)
         {
            if (MM_findObj(fieldName).options[MM_findObj(fieldName).selectedIndex].value == defaultItem)
               {
               window.alert(AlertMsg)
               MM_findObj(fieldName).focus()
               ReturnValue = false
               }   
         }
         else 
         {
            ReturnValue = true
         }
      }
   return ReturnValue
   
}