[jQuery] Ok... I give up... why is this message occuring?

[jQuery] Ok... I give up... why is this message occuring?

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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Hi, all..</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">m using Joern</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s validation plug-in and I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">m getting an error message.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The strange thing is, I use the same plug-in on a different page for a different</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">form and it works perfectly.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Firebug tells me this:  $(</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">#trans_add_form</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">).validate is not a function</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">(and it also has beneath that: trans_location: {required: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please enter the transaction location.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">}</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Here</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s the code</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> any clues, someone?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">  Thanks!  Rick</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">        <FONT FACE="Calibri"><script type="text/javascript"></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">        <FONT FACE="Calibri">// $.validator.defaults.debug = true;</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">        <FONT FACE="Calibri">$().ready(function() {</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">        <FONT FACE="Calibri">$("#trans_add_form").validate({</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">        <FONT FACE="Calibri">errorPlacement: function(error, element) {</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">                error.appendTo("#" + element.attr('id') + "_error");</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">              },</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                <FONT FACE="Calibri">focusInvalid: "false",</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">   event: "keyup",</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                        </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">rules: {</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                               </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">         <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_name: {required: true},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_category: {required: true},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_amount: {required: true, numerical: true },</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_tofrom: {required: true },</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_description: {required: true},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_date: {required: true, date: true},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_time:     {required: true},       </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_location: {required: true}</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">messages: {</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_name: {required: "Please enter a name for the debit."},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_category: {required: "Please choose a category for this transaction."},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_amount: {required: "Please enter the transaction amount.", numerical: "Please enter the dollar amount of the transaction."},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_tofrom: {required: "Please enter who the transaction amount was to or from."},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_description: {required: "Please enter a description of the transaction."},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">                       </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                 <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_date:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">{required: "Please enter the date of the transaction. (Format: Feb 12, 2007)",</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                               </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">        </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"> date: "This entry must be a valid date. (Format: Feb 12, 2007)"},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">                       </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">                         <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_time:     {required: "Please enter a valid time for the transaction. (Format: 10:00 am)"},</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">trans_location: {required: "Please enter the transaction location."}</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">}</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                        <FONT FACE="Calibri">})</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                <FONT FACE="Calibri">});</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">                </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></script></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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