var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all

	function restrictinput(maxlength,e,placeholder){
		if (window.event&&event.srcElement.value.length>=maxlength)
			return false
		else if (e.target&&e.target==eval(placeholder)&&e.target.value.length>=maxlength){
			var pressedkey=/[a-zA-Z0-9\.\,\/]/
				if (pressedkey.test(String.fromCharCode(e.which)))
					e.stopPropagation()
		}
	}

	function countlimit(maxlength,e,placeholder){
		var theform=eval(placeholder)
		var lengthleft=maxlength-theform.value.length
		var placeholderobj=document.all? document.all[placeholder] : document.getElementById(placeholder)
			if (window.event||e.target&&e.target==eval(placeholder)){
				if (lengthleft<0)
					theform.value=theform.value.substring(0,maxlength)
					placeholderobj.innerHTML=lengthleft
			}
	}


	function displaylimit(thename, theid, thelimit){
		var theform=theid!=""? document.getElementById(theid) : thename
		var limit_text='<b><span id="'+theform.toString()+'">'+thelimit+'</span></b> Characters'
			if (document.all||ns6)
				document.write(limit_text)
					if (document.all){
						eval(theform).onkeypress=function(){ return restrictinput(thelimit,event,theform)}
						eval(theform).onkeyup=function(){ countlimit(thelimit,event,theform)}
					}
					else if (ns6){
						document.body.addEventListener('keypress', function(event) { restrictinput(thelimit,event,theform) }, true); 
						document.body.addEventListener('keyup', function(event) { countlimit(thelimit,event,theform) }, true); 
			}
	}
