//form validation file
//$.metadata.setType("attr", "validate");

  $().ready(function() {
            
                
        // validate signup form on keyup and submit
      var v=    $("#frm").validate({
            rules: {
  
                        strFirstName: {
                                required: true,
                                names: true,
                                maxlength:25
                                                        },
                        strSurname:{
                                                required:true,
                                                names:true,
                                                minlength:2,
                                                maxlength:25
                                                },
                            strAddress1:{
                                                    required:true,
                                                    maxlength:40
                                                    },
                                    
                        strPostcode:
                                                        {
                                                        UKpostcode:true,
                                                        maxlength:10
                                                        },  
                            strPhoneNumber:{                
                                                                required:true,  
                                                                phone:true,
                                                                maxlength:12
                                                                },
                  				strAltPhoneNumber:{                
                                                                  
                                                                phone:true,
                                                                maxlength:12
                                                                },
                
                            strEmail:
                                                 {
                                                 email:true,
                                                 maxlength:250          
                                                 },
                                                 
                messages: {
                            strFirstName: {
                                                        required: "Please enter your firstname",
                                                        lettersonly: "Please enter letters only"
                                                        },
                            strSurname: {
                                                        required: "Please enter your surname",
                                                        lettersonly: "Please enter letters only",
                                                        minlength: "Please enter 2 characters"
                                                        }
                    }
                        }
        });//end of messages
    
                
                
                        var btnsubmit = $("#submit");

        btnsubmit.click(function() {
                    //show step2
    
                    if (v.form()) 
                                {
                                $("#frm").submit;
                                }
                        else
                            {
                            $("#frm").showErrors();
                            }
                            }); 

                
                
    })//end of ready function