function submit_form(obj) {

                                /**
                                 * This empties the log and shows the spinning indicator
                                 */
                                var log = $('log_res').empty().addClass('ajax-loading');
                                /**
                                 * send takes care of encoding and returns the Ajax instance.
                                 * onComplete removes the spinner from the log.
                                 */
					topdistance = findPageOffset();
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.top = parseInt(topdistance[0]) + "px";
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.display = "block";

                                $(obj.className).send({
                                        update: log,
                                        onComplete: function() {
                                        document.getElementById("log_res").style.top = parseInt(topdistance[1]) + 10 + "px";
                                        log.addClass('show');
                                        log.removeClass('ajax-loading');			
                                        }
                                });

		}


		function submit_form2(obj) {


		var totals = document.getElementById('sizes_table');

		var qty = 0;

		if(totals) {

			var itags = totals.getElementsByTagName('input');

			for (var i=0;i<itags.length;i++) {

				if(itags[i].value != '') {
					qty = 1;	
				}

			}

		}

		var colours = document.getElementById('colours_table');

		var cols = 0;

		if(colours) {

			var itags = colours.getElementsByTagName('input');

			for (var i=0;i<itags.length;i++) {

				if(itags[i].checked != '') {
					cols = 1;	
				}

			}

		}

		if(cols == 0 && qty == 0) {
			window.alert("Please choose a colour.\nPlease enter at least one quantity amount.");
			return;
		} else if(cols == 0) {
			window.alert("Please choose a colour.");
			return;
		} else if (qty == 0) {
			window.alert("Please enter at least one quantity amount.");
			return;
		} 

                                /**
                                 * This empties the log and shows the spinning indicator
                                 */
                                var log = $('log_res').empty().addClass('ajax-loading');
                                /**
                                 * send takes care of encoding and returns the Ajax instance.
                                 * onComplete removes the spinner from the log.
                                 */
					topdistance = findPageOffset();
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.top = parseInt(topdistance[0]) + "px";
                                        document.getElementById("fade").style.display = "block";

                                $(obj.className).send({
                                        update: log,
                                        onComplete: function() {
                                        document.getElementById("log_res").style.top = parseInt(topdistance[1]) + 10 + "px";
                                        log.addClass('show');
                                        log.removeClass('ajax-loading');			
                                        }
                                });

		}