function imposeMaxLength(Object, MaxLen) {
	return (Object.value.length <= MaxLen);
}

function textCounter(field, maxlimit) {
	if (field.value.length > maxlimit) { // if too long...trim it!
		alert('You have reached the maximum allowed characters of '+maxlimit+'. Please revise your entry to contain '+maxlimit+' characters or less.');
		field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
	}
}


function isEmpty(field) {
    return typeof(field) == undefined || field == null || field.value.length == 0 || field.value == '';
}