function loadSearch()
{
	var searchtext=$('#textfield').val();
	searchtext=jQuery.trim(searchtext);
	if(searchtext=='')
	{
		alert('You must first enter a search term.');
	}
	else
	{
		var text=$('#searchform').serialize();
		var searchingText='<td align="right"><img src="images/Bul3.gif" width="13" height="13"></td><td class="Text"><p><font color="#333333"><strong>Searching...</strong></font></p></td>';
		$('#searchresults').html(searchingText);
		$.ajax({
		  	type: "POST",
			cache: false,
			url: "performSearch.php",
			data: text,
			success: function(output){
				$('#searchresults').html(output);
			}
		});
	}
}