function confirmMsg(){
return confirm("Are you sure you want delete?")
}

function check(record)
{
	show_message_1 = 0
	message_1 = "Please either type the first and last name OR choose from the dropbox for the following authors:"
	message_2 = "Please make sure you both the first and last names for the following authors:"
	for (count = 1; count <= record; count++)
	{
		first = "first"+count
		last = "last"+count
		name = "name"+count
		
		//check for first, last and dropbox
		if ((document.getElementById(first).value != "" && document.getElementById(name).value != "") || (document.getElementById(last).value != "" && document.getElementById(name).value != ""))
		{
			message_1 = message_1 + "\nAuthor "+count
			show_message_1 = 1
		}
		
		//check for first and last
		if (((document.getElementById(first).value == "" && document.getElementById(last).value != "") || (document.getElementById(first).value != "" && document.getElementById(last).value == "")) && document.getElementById(name).value == "")
		{
			message_2 = message_2 + "\nAuthor "+count
			show_message_2 = 1	
		}
	}
	
	// alert messages
	if (show_message_1 == 1)
	{
		alert(message_1)
		return false;
	}
	if (show_message_2 == 1)
	{
		alert(message_2)
		return false;
	}
	
	return true;
}