function submitForm() {
		//load values
		org_type=$("#organization_type").val();
		username=$("#username").val();
		username_valid=$("#username_valid").val();
		password=$("#password").val();
		email=$("#email").val();
		referral_affiliate_id=$("#referral_affiliate_id").val();
		company=$("#company").val();
		fname=$("#fname").val();
		lname=$("#lname").val();
		website=$("#website").val();
		agreement=$("#agreement").is(':checked');
		
		
		//validate values
		error=validateValues(
						org_type,
						username,
						username_valid,
						password,
						email,
						company,
						fname,
						lname,
						website,
						referral_affiliate_id,
						agreement
					);
		
		if (error==null) {
			//submit post
			$.post("/publishers/submit",{
					org_type: org_type,
					username: username,
					password: password,
					email: email,
					referral_affiliate_id: referral_affiliate_id,
					company: company,
					fname: fname,
					lname: lname,
					website: website
					},function(data) {
						$("#application_form").html(data);
				});
		} else {
			//display error on page
			$("#error_message").remove();
			//$("#application_description").hide();
			$("#inset").html("<div id='error_message' class='error message'>"+error+"</div>");
			return false;
		}
	}
	
	function org_switch () {
		if ($("#organization_type").val()!='Company') {
			$("#company_input").hide();
		} else {
			$("#company_input").show();
		}
	}
	
	function validateValues(org_type,username,username_valid,password,email,company,fname,lname,website,referral_affiliate_id,agreement) {
		error='';
		if (org_type=='') { error+='<li>Organization Type is required.</li>'; }
		if (username=='') { error+='<li>Username is required.</li>';					 }
		if (username!='' && username_valid=='false') { error+='<li>Please choose a different username.</li>';					 }
		if (password=='') { error+='<li>Password is required.</li>';					 }
		if (email=='') 		{ error+='<li>Email is required.</li>';						 }
		if (org_type=='Company' && 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 (agreement!=true) 	{ error+='<li>You must read and agree to the Publisher Agreement terms.</li>';					 }
		
		if (error!='') 	{ error = "<h3>Whoops!</h3><ul>"+error+"</ul>";				 } else { error=null; }
		return error;
	}
	
	function searchUsernames() {
		$('#username_availability').load('/publishers/username_check_ajax/'+$('#username').val());
				if ($('#username_availability').html()) {
					//set username_valid to false
					$("#username_valid").val('false');
				} else {
					//set username_valid to true
					$("#username_valid").val('true');
				}
	}
	
	$(document).ready(function() {
		$('#organization_type').change(function() {org_switch();});
		$("#send").click(function() {
			submitForm();
			return false;
		});
		$("#username").keyup(function () {
				if (undefined===window.timerid) {
				} else {
					window.clearTimeout(timerid);
				}
				timerid = window.setTimeout('searchUsernames()', 800);
			});
	});