<?
require_once 'db.inc.php';

	function state_validate($testState)
	{	$test = $testState;
		$validated = false;
		$sql = "SELECT * FROM states WHERE state_abbrev = '" . $test. "'";
		$results = mysql_query($sql) or die("Could not access states; ". mysql_error());
		if (mysql_num_rows($results) > 0 )
		{
			$validated = true;
		}
		return $validated;		
	}
	
?>