function textCounter(field, maxlimit) {
	if (field.value.length > maxlimit) field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
}


function emailCheck (emailStr) {
	var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/
	var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"
	var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]"
	var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")"
	var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/
	var atom=validChars + '+'
	var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")"
	var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$")
	var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$")
	var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
	if (matchArray==null) {
		alert("Invalid Email address (check @ and .'s)")
		return false
	}
	var user=matchArray[1]
	var domain=matchArray[2]

	// See if "user" is valid 
	if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
    	// user is not valid
    	alert("Invalid Email address")
    	return false
	}

	/* if the e-mail address is at an IP address (as opposed to a symbolic
   host name) make sure the IP address is valid. */
	var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat)
	if (IPArray!=null) {
    // this is an IP address
	  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
	    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
	        alert("Destination IP address is invalid!")
			return false
	    }
      }
    return true
	}

	// Domain is symbolic name
	var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat)
	if (domainArray==null) {
		alert("Invalid Email. The domain name doesn't seem to be valid.")
    	return false
	}

/* domain name seems valid, but now make sure that it ends in a
   three-letter word (like com, edu, gov) or a two-letter word,
   representing country (uk, nl), and that there's a hostname preceding 
   the domain or country. */

/* Now we need to break up the domain to get a count of how many atoms
   it consists of. */
var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g")
var domArr=domain.match(atomPat)
var len=domArr.length
if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 || 
    domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
   // the address must end in a two letter or three letter word.
   alert("Invalid Email Address.")
   return false
}

// Make sure there's a host name preceding the domain.
if (len<2) {
   var errStr="Invalid Email address. It is missing a hostname!"
   alert(errStr)
   return false
}

// If we've gotten this far, everything's valid!
return true;
}


// Declaring required variables
var digits = "0123456789";
// non-digit characters which are allowed in phone numbers
var phoneNumberDelimiters = "()- ";
// characters which are allowed in international phone numbers
// (a leading + is OK)
var validWorldPhoneChars = phoneNumberDelimiters + "+";
// Minimum no of digits in an international phone no.
var minDigitsInIPhoneNumber = 8;

function isInteger(s)
{   var i;
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character is number.
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))) return false;
    }
    // All characters are numbers.
    return true;
}

function stripCharsInBag(s, bag)
{   var i;
    var returnString = "";
    // Search through string's characters one by one.
    // If character is not in bag, append to returnString.
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character isn't whitespace.
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
    }
    return returnString;
}

function checkInternationalPhone(strPhone){
	s=stripCharsInBag(strPhone,validWorldPhoneChars);
	return (isInteger(s) && s.length >= minDigitsInIPhoneNumber);
}

function gup( name ){  
	name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]");  
	var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";  
	var regex = new RegExp( regexS );  
	var results = regex.exec( window.location.href );  
	if( results == null )    
		return "";  
	else    
		return results[1];
}