function validateForm() {
   var clmNum = document.getElementById('txtClaimNbr').value;
//         alert("clmNum = " + clmNum + "Size = "  + clmNum.length)
   if ( clmNum.length < 7 || clmNum.length > 8 ) {
     alert("You must enter a valid claim number") ;
     return false;
   }
    
   var monthDOL = document.getElementById('txtDolmm').value;
   var dayDOL = document.getElementById('txtDoldd').value;
   var yearDOL = document.getElementById('txtDolyy').value;
      
   if (monthDOL.length == 0 || dayDOL.length == 0 || yearDOL.length == 0 ) {
     alert("You must enter a Date of loss");
     return false;
   }
   if (dateValidation(document.getElementById('txtDolmm'), document.getElementById('txtDoldd'), document.getElementById('txtDolyy'), this,false) ) {
     return true;
   }
   return false;
}

function containsElement(arr, ele) {
  var found = false, index = 0;
  while(!found && index < arr.length)
    if(arr[index] == ele)
      found = true;
    else
      index++;
  return found;
}

function getIndex(input) {
  var index = -1, i = 0, found = false;
  while (i < input.form.length && index == -1)
    if (input.form[i] == input)index = i;
    else i++;
  return index;
}

//code from Dave Nelson that allows the Auto Tab to work    0701001 - wvv
var isNN = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")!=-1);
function autoTab(input,len, e) {
  var keyCode = (isNN) ? e.which : e.keyCode; 
  var filter = (isNN) ? [0,8,9] : [0,8,9,16,17,18,37,38,39,40,46];
  if(input.value.length >= len && !containsElement(filter,keyCode)) {
    input.value = input.value.slice(0, len);
    input.form[(getIndex(input)+1) % input.form.length].focus();
  }
  return true;
}