function get_quote()
{
	// loop through elements
	var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
	var pir_count = 0;
	var dc_count = 0;
	var pab_count = 0;
	var elements_array = new Array();
	var formSerialized = Form.serialize('quote_form');

	for(i=0; i<inputs.length; i++)
	{
		if(inputs[i].name.indexOf('pir_') == 0)
		{
			for(v=0;v<inputs[i].value; v++)
			{	
				pir_count++;
			}
			elements_array[inputs[i].name] = inputs[i].value;

		}
		else if(inputs[i].name.indexOf('pab_') == 0)
		{
			for(v=0;v<inputs[i].value; v++)
			{	
				pab_count++;
			}
			elements_array[inputs[i].name] = inputs[i].value;
		}
		else if(inputs[i].name.indexOf('dc_') == 0)
		{
			for(v=0;v<inputs[i].value; v++)
			{	
				dc_count++;
			}
			elements_array[inputs[i].name] = inputs[i].value;
		}
		else
			elements_array[inputs[i].name] = 0;
	}

	var updatediv = $('quotediv').id;

	new Ajax.Updater
	(
		updatediv,
		'/lib/get_quote.php', 
		{ 
			method:'post',
			parameters:
			{
				pir_count: pir_count,
				dc_count: dc_count,
				pab_count: pab_count,
				elements_array: formSerialized,
				quote_token: $('quote-token').value,
				isajax: 1
			},
			evalScripts: true
		}
	);	

	$('quotediv').style.display = 'block';
	$('quotediv').style.height = '700px';
	$('accreditations_container').style.position = 'relative';
	$('accreditations_container').style.clear = 'both';
}