function submitForm() {
		//load values
		email=$("#email").val();
		city=$("#city").val();
		state=$("#state").val();
		zip=$("#zip").val();
		country=$("#country").val();
		company=$("#company").val();
		fname=$("#fname").val();
		lname=$("#lname").val();
		website=$("#website").val();
		
		//validate values
		error=validateValues(
						email,
						city,
						state,
						zip,
						country,
						company,
						fname,
						lname,
						website
					);
		
		if (error==null) {
			//submit post
			$.post("/advertisers/submit",{
						email: email,
						city: city,
						state: state,
						zip: zip,
						country: country,
						company: company,
						fname: fname,
						lname: lname,
						website: website
					},function(data) {
						$("#application_form").html(data);
				});
		} else {
			//display error on page
			$("#error_message").remove();
			$("#inset").html("<div id='error_message' class='error message'>"+error+"</div>");
			return false;
		}
	}
	
	function validateValues(email,city,state,zip,country,company,fname,lname,website) {
		error='';
		if (email=='') 		{ error+='<li>Email is required.</li>';						 	}
		if (company=='') 	{ error+='<li>Company is required.</li>';					 	}
		if (fname=='') 		{ error+='<li>First Name is required.</li>';				 	}
		if (lname=='') 		{ error+='<li>Last Name is required.</li>';				 	}
		if (website=='') 	{ error+='<li>Website is required.</li>';					 	}
		if (city=='') 	{ error+='<li>City is required.</li>';					 	}
		if (state=='') 	{ error+='<li>State is required.</li>';					 	}
		if (zip=='') 	{ error+='<li>Zip is required.</li>';					 	}
		if (country=='') 	{ error+='<li>Country is required.</li>';					 	}
		
		if (error!='') 	{ error = "<h3>Whoops!</h3><ul>"+error+"</ul>";				 } else { error=null; }
		return error;
	}
	
	$(document).ready(function() {
		$("#send").click(function() {
			submitForm();
			return false;
		});
	});