function LimitText(fieldObj,maxChars)
{
  var result = true;
  if (fieldObj.value.length >= maxChars)
    result = false;
  
  if (window.event)
    window.event.returnValue = result;
  return result;
}

function confirmLink(theLink, xarConfirmMsg) 
{ 
	var confirmMsg = 'Are you sure you want to '; 
	// Confirmation is not required in the configuration file 
	// or browser is Opera (crappy js implementation) 
	if (confirmMsg == '' || typeof(window.opera) != 'undefined') { 
		return true; 
	} 

	var is_confirmed = confirm(confirmMsg + xarConfirmMsg); 
	if (is_confirmed) { 
		theLink.href += '&confirm=1'; 
	} 

	return is_confirmed; 
} 

/*********************************************** 
* Required field(s) validation v1.10- By NavSurf 
* Visit Nav Surf at http://navsurf.com 
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code 
***********************************************/ 

function formCheck(formobj, fieldRequired, fieldDescription)
{ 

	// dialog message 
	var alertMsg = "Please complete the following fields:\n";    
	var l_Msg = alertMsg.length; 

	for (var i = 0; i < fieldRequired.length; i++) { 
		var obj = formobj.elements[fieldRequired[i]]; 
		if (obj) { 
			switch(obj.type) { 
			case "select-one": 
				if (obj.selectedIndex == -1 || obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].text == "") { 
					alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescription[i] + "\n"; 
				} 
				break; 
			case "select-multiple": 
				if (obj.selectedIndex == -1) { 
					alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescription[i] + "\n"; 
				} 
				break; 
			case "text": 
			case "textarea": 
				if (obj.value == "" || obj.value == null) { 
					alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescription[i] + "\n"; 
				} 
				break; 
			default: 
			} 

			if (obj.type == undefined) { 
				var blnchecked = false; 
				for (var j = 0; j < obj.length; j++) { 
					if (obj[j].checked){ 
						blnchecked = true; 
					} 
				} 
				if (!blnchecked) { 
					alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescription[i] + "\n"; 
				} 
			} 
		} 
	} 

	if (alertMsg.length == l_Msg) { 
		return true; 
	} else { 
		alert(alertMsg); 
		return false; 
	} 
}