var rules = new Array(); // stores the validation rules


rules.push("required,name,Please enter your name.");
rules.push("textchars,name,You may only use alpha-numeric characters and the characters .-_'");
rules.push("required,email,Please enter your email address.");
rules.push("valid_email,email,Please enter a valid email address.");
rules.push("textchars,email,You may only use alpha-numeric characters and the characters .-_'@");