--- inc/common.inc	2001/02/28 14:16:38	1.8
+++ inc/common.inc	2001/03/18 23:36:26	1.9
@@ -63,4 +63,23 @@
 
 }
 
+function check_required() {
+	global $inputs_required;
+	global $inputs_required_type;
+	$ok=1;
+	if (isset($inputs_required)) {
+		foreach ($inputs_required as $i) {
+			if (! isset($GLOBALS[$i]) || $GLOBALS[$i] == "") $ok=0;
+			switch ($input_required_type[$i]) {
+				case 'email':
+					if (!strstr($GLOBALS[$i],'@')) $ok=0;
+			}
+
+		}
+	} else {
+		print "<!-- no inputs required -->";
+	}
+	return $ok;
+}
+
 ?>