function ismaxlength(obj, maxlength)
{
	var mlength = parseInt(maxlength);
	//alert(obj.value.length + ' --- ' + mlength);
	
	if (obj.value.length >= mlength)
	{
		obj.value = obj.value.substring(0,mlength);
		return false;
	}
	
	//var mlength = obj.getAttribute? parseInt(obj.getAttribute("MaxLength")) : ""
	//alert(document.getElementById("txtOther").getAttribute("MaxLength"));
	
	//if (obj.getAttribute && obj.value.length>mlength)
	//{
	//	obj.value = obj.value.substring(0,mlength);
	//	alert('Max length for this textbox only ' + mlength + '!');
	//	return false;
	//}
}

/*
Form field Limiter script- By Dynamic Drive
For full source code and more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
This credit MUST stay intact for use

displaylimit("document.formname.elementname", "elementID", "characterslimit")

*/


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\.\,\/]/ //detect alphanumeric keys
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 remaining on your input limit'

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); 
}
}