function processingrequest(){
	if(document.getElementById){
	 if(showSpinner=='yes'){
   		subspin = document.getElementById('waiting');
  		   tbox = document.getElementById('loadingbox');
         if(document.all){
          finalpos = document.body.scrollTop + (document.body.clientHeight/3) - 50; 
 	  finalHeight = document.body.scrollTop + document.body.clientHeight;
         }else{
          finalpos = window.pageYOffset + (window.innerHeight/3)-10;
  	       finalHeight = window.pageYOffset + window.innerHeight;
         }
         if(subspin){
					subspin.style.top = finalpos + "px";
 					subspin.style.display='block';
         }
			if(tbox){
				tbox.style.height= finalHeight + 'px';
         	tbox.style.display='block';
			}
   	 }
	}
} 

function hide_spinner(){
	if(document.getElementById){
      	   subspin = document.getElementById('waiting');
           tbox = document.getElementById('loadingbox');
  	   if(subspin) subspin.style.display='none';
  	   if(tbox){
			tbox.style.display='none';
      	tbox.style.height='100px';
		}
	}
}
direction = 1;
function do_dots(loop){
    var txt="";
    if(loop==limit) direction = -1;
    if(loop==0) direction = 1;
    for(k=0;k<limit+1;k++){
        if(k==loop){
            txt += "<span style='font-size:40px;font-weight:bold;color:#467bb8;'>.</span>";
        }else if((direction==1 && k==(loop-1)) || (direction==-1 && k==(loop+1))){
			   txt += "<span style='font-size:40px;font-weight:bold;color:#B4B2B8;'>.</span>";
		  }else if((direction==1 && k==(loop-2)) || (direction==-1 && k==(loop+2))){
			   txt += "<span style='font-size:40px;font-weight:bold;color:#CAC7CE;'>.</span>";
		  }else{
            txt +="&nbsp;";
        }
    }
    t.innerHTML = txt;
    loop = loop + direction;
    setTimeout('do_dots('+loop+')',speed);
}