function do_validate1(){

var required_inputs = new Array (
'prospect.email',
'prospect.mailing_address_zipcode');

	var err_found = false;
	var err_msg = "\n\n=============================\n\n     Sorry, but to proceed, we need you\n\n     to complete the highlighted entries\n\n=============================\n\n\n";

for (i=0;i<required_inputs.length;i++){
document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).style.backgroundColor = '';
document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).style.borderColor = '';
document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).style.borderWidth = '';
}

for (i=0;i<required_inputs.length;i++)
{
if (document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).value == "") {
err_found = true;
document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).style.backgroundColor = '#FFEB43';
document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).style.borderColor = '#D69C00';
document.getElementById(required_inputs[i]).style.borderWidth = '2px';
}

}

if (err_found) {

alert(err_msg);
return false;
	} else {

	return true;

	}
} // end of function