// this function checks against the first Item

function checkDropdown(myObj, errorMes){
	if (myObj.selectedIndex == 0){
		return errorHandler(myObj,errorMes);
	}else{
		return true;
	}
}


// this function checks to see that at leat one item is selected
function checkDropdown_NoSelect(myObj, errorMes){
	if (myObj.selectedIndex == -1){
		return errorHandler(myObj,errorMes);
	}else{
		return true;
	}
}