function validate_form_user(objform) {

missing_info ="";


if (objform.username.value == "") {

missing_info +=  "\n a username is required";
}
	
	
	if (objform.password.value == "") {

missing_info +=  "\n a password is required";
}

if (objform.password.value != objform.password2.value) {

missing_info +=  "\n passwords do not match";
}
	
	if (missing_info != ""){
	alert("Please make corrections to continue:\n" + missing_info);
	
	} else {
objform.valid_input.value = "true";
	objform.submit();
	}
	












}