//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  SmartyFormtool Javascript Library version 1.3
//  http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/SmartyFormtool/
//
//  Copyright(c) 2004 ispi. All rights reserved.
//
//  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
//  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
//  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
//  your option) any later version.
//
//  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
//  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
//  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
//  License for more details.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

function formtool_count_chars(textField, countField, maxlen,show_alert) {
    if(textField != null && textField.value != null) {
	    if (textField.value.length > maxlen){
            if(show_alert)
               alert('This field cannot exceed ' +  maxlen + ' characters.');
            textField.value = textField.value.substring(0, maxlen);
	    } else {
            countField.value = maxlen - textField.value.length;
	    }
    }
}