$(function() {
  $('.error').hide();
  

  $(".button").click(function() {
		// validate and process form
		// first hide any error messages
    $('.error').hide();
		
	  var name = $("input#name").val();
	  var email = $("input#email").val();
	  var phone = $("input#phone").val();
	  var subject = $("input#subject").val();
	  var message = $("textarea#message").val();
	
	  var dataString = 'name='+ name + '&email=' + email + '&phone=' + phone + '&subject=' + subject + '&message=' + message;
		//alert (dataString);return false;
		
		$.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "/phpscripts/contactformscript.php",
      data: dataString,
      success: function() {
        $('#contactform').html("<div id='successmessage'></div>");
        $('#successmessage').html("<h2>Contact Form Submitted</h2>")
        .append("<p>Thank you, you will receive a reply shortly.</p>")
        .hide()
        .fadeIn(1500, function() {
          $('#successmessage').append("<img id='checkmark' src='images/check.png' />");
        });
      }
     });
    return false;
	});
});