var states = new Array();
	 states["AK"] = ("AK");
	 states["AL"] = ("AL");
	 states["AZ"] = ("AZ");
	 states["AR"] = ("AR");
	 states["CA"] = ("CA");
	 states["CO"] = ("CO");
	 states["CT"] = ("CT");
	 states["DE"] = ("DE");
	 states["DC"] = ("DC");
	 states["FL"] = ("FL");
	 states["GA"] = ("GA");
	 states["GU"] = ("GU");
	 states["HI"] = ("HI");
	 states["ID"] = ("ID");
	 states["IL"] = ("IL");
	 states["IN"] = ("IN");
	 states["IA"] = ("IA");
	 states["KS"] = ("KS");
	 states["KY"] = ("KY");
	 states["LA"] = ("LA");
	 states["ME"] = ("ME");
	 states["MD"] = ("MD");
	 states["MA"] = ("MA");
	 states["MI"] = ("MI");
	 states["MN"] = ("MN");
	 states["MS"] = ("MS");
	 states["MO"] = ("MO");
	 states["MT"] = ("MT");
	 states["NE"] = ("NE");
	 states["NV"] = ("NV");
	 states["NH"] = ("NH");
	 states["NJ"] = ("NJ");
	 states["NM"] = ("NM");
	 states["NY"] = ("NY");
	 states["NC"] = ("NC");
	 states["ND"] = ("ND");
	 states["OH"] = ("OH");
	 states["OK"] = ("OK");
	 states["OR"] = ("OR");
	 states["PA"] = ("PA");
	 states["RI"] = ("RI");
	 states["SC"] = ("SC");
	 states["SD"] = ("SD");
	 states["TN"] = ("TN");
	 states["TX"] = ("TX");
	 states["UT"] = ("UT");
	 states["VT"] = ("VT");
	 states["VA"] = ("VA");
	 states["WA"] = ("WA");
	 states["WV"] = ("WV");
	 states["WI"] = ("WI");
	 states["WY"] = ("WY");
	 states["AA"] = ("AA");
	 states["AE"] = ("AE");
	 states["AP"] = ("AP");

	 var provinces = new Array();
	provinces["AB"] = ("AB");
	provinces["BC"] = ("BC");
	provinces["MB"] = ("MB");
	provinces["NB"] = ("NB");
	provinces["NL"] = ("NL");
	provinces["NT"] = ("NT");
	provinces["NS"] = ("NS");
	provinces["NU"] = ("NU");
	provinces["ON"] = ("ON");
	provinces["PE"] = ("PE");
	provinces["QC"] = ("QC");
	provinces["SK"] = ("SK");
	provinces["YT"] = ("YT");

	
	var mexStates = new Array();
	mexStates["AG"] = ("AG");
	mexStates["BC"] = ("BC");
	mexStates["BN"] = ("BN");
	mexStates["BS"] = ("BS");
	mexStates["CH"] = ("CH");
	mexStates["CL"] = ("CL");
	mexStates["CM"] = ("CM");
	mexStates["CO"] = ("CO");
	mexStates["CS"] = ("CS");
	mexStates["DF"] = ("DF");
	mexStates["DG"] = ("DG");
	mexStates["GR"] = ("GR");
	mexStates["GT"] = ("GT");
	mexStates["HG"] = ("HG");
	mexStates["JA"] = ("JA");
	mexStates["MI"] = ("MI");
	mexStates["MO"] = ("MO");
	mexStates["MX"] = ("MX");
	mexStates["NA"] = ("NA");
	mexStates["NL"] = ("NL");
	mexStates["OA"] = ("OA");
	mexStates["PU"] = ("PU");
	mexStates["QR"] = ("QR");
	mexStates["QT"] = ("QT");
	mexStates["SI"] = ("SI");
	mexStates["SL"] = ("SL");
	mexStates["SO"] = ("SO");
	mexStates["TB"] = ("TB");
	mexStates["TL"] = ("TL");
	mexStates["TM"] = ("TM");
	mexStates["VE"] = ("VE");
	mexStates["YU"] = ("YU");
	mexStates["ZA"] = ("ZA");
	mexStates["OT"] = ("OT");



/**********   PER COUNTRY   *****************/

	  function checkState(field) {
	  	var fieldValue = field.value.toUpperCase();
	  	if (fieldValue.length > 0 && states[fieldValue] == null) {
			alert('Please enter a valid U.S. State abbreviation.');
			select(field);
			return false;
  		} else {
	  		field.value = fieldValue;
	  		return true;
  		}
		return null;
	  } 
	  
	  function checkProvince(field) {
	  	var fieldValue = field.value.toUpperCase();
	  	if (fieldValue.length > 0 && provinces[fieldValue] == null) {
			alert('Please enter a valid Province abbreviation.');
			select(field);
			return false;
  		} else {
	  		field.value = fieldValue;
	  		return true;
  		}
		return null;
	  } 

	  function checkMexState(field) {
	  	var fieldValue = field.value.toUpperCase();
	  	if (fieldValue.length > 0 && mexStates[fieldValue] == null) {
			alert('Please enter a valid Mexican State abbreviation.');
			select(field);
			return false;
  		} else {
	  		field.value = fieldValue;
	  		return true;
  		}
		return null;
	  } 
	  
	  
/*************   COMBO of countries   *************/

	  function checkStateProvince(field) {
	  	var fieldValue = field.value.toUpperCase();
	  	if (fieldValue.length > 0 && states[fieldValue] == null && provinces[fieldValue] == null) {
			alert('Please enter a valid U.S. State, or Canadian Province abbreviation.');
			select(field);
			return false;
  		} else {
	  		field.value = fieldValue;
	  		return true;
  		}
		return null;
	  } 

	  function checkStateMex(field) {
	  	var fieldValue = field.value.toUpperCase();
	  	if (fieldValue.length > 0 && states[fieldValue] == null && mexStates[fieldValue] == null) {
			alert('Please enter a valid U.S. State, or Mexican State abbreviation.');
			select(field);
			return false;
  		} else {
	  		field.value = fieldValue;
	  		return true;
  		}
		return null;
	  } 

	  function checkStateProvMex(field) {
	  	var fieldValue = field.value.toUpperCase();
	  	if (fieldValue.length > 0 && states[fieldValue] == null && provinces[fieldValue] == null && mexStates[fieldValue] == null) {
			alert('Please enter a valid U.S. State, Canadian Province, or Mexican State abbreviation.');
			select(field);
			return false;
  		} else {
	  		field.value = fieldValue;
	  		return true;
  		}
		return null;
	  } 




/**************   COUNTRY  NAME  *************/

function checkCountry(field) {
	if (field.value == 'Canada' ||
		field.value == 'canada' ||
		field.value == 'CA' ||
		field.value == 'ca') {
			field.value = 'Canada';
			return true;
	} else {
		if(field.value == 'Mexico' ||
			field.value == 'MX') {
				field.value = 'Mexico';
				return true;
		} else {
			if(field.value == 'United States of America' ||
			field.value == 'united states of america' ||
			field.value == 'United States' ||
			field.value == 'united states' ||
			field.value == 'U.S.A.' ||
			field.value == 'U.S.' ||
			field.value == 'USA' ||
			field.value == 'US' ||
			field.value == 'usa' ||
			field.value == 'us') {
				field.value = 'United States';
				return true;
			} else {
				if(field.value == '') {
					return true;
				} else {
					alert('Please enter a valid country name.');
					select(field);
					return false;
				}
			}
		}
	}
}