function validate(elemName){
		var error = "";
		var elemByName = document.getElementsByName(elemName);

		if(elemByName[0] == undefined){
			return "";
		}
		var elem = elemByName[0].value;

		if(elem == "" || elem == undefined || elem == "null" || elem == " "){
			elemName = elemName.replace("#","");
			error = "- " + elemName + "\n";
		}
		return error;
	}
	
	function validateLieferantenbewerbung() {
		var firmaError = validate("#Firma");
		var brancheError = validate("#Branche");
		var ansprechpartnerError = validate("#Ansprechpartner");
		var uidNrError = validate("#UIDNr");
		
		/*var datumError = validateN("#Datum", "Datum (Gemeldet von). Bitte im Format 'TT.MM.JJJJ'.", 10);*/
		
		var text = "";

		if (firmaError != ""){
			text += firmaError;
		}
		if (brancheError != "") {
			text += brancheError;
		}	
		if (ansprechpartnerError != "") {
			text += ansprechpartnerError;
		}	
		if (uidNrError != "") {
			text += uidNrError;
		}	
		
		if (text != "") {
			alert("Bitte überprüfen Sie Ihre Eingaben in den folgenden Feldern: \n" + text);
		}
		return text == "";
	}