/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com
Created by: Steve | http://jsmadeeasy.com/ */
function getObject(obj) {
  var theObj;
  if(document.all) {
    if(typeof obj=="string") {
      return document.all(obj);
    } else {
      return obj.style;
    }
  }
  if(document.getElementById) {
    if(typeof obj=="string") {
      return document.getElementById(obj);
    } else {
      return obj.style;
    }
  }
  return null;
}

function toCount(entrance,exit,text,characters) {
  var entranceObj=getObject(entrance);
  var exitObj=getObject(exit);
  var length=characters - entranceObj.value.length;
  if(length <= 0) {
    length=0;
    text='<span class="disable"> '+text+' </span>';
    entranceObj.value=entranceObj.value.substr(0,characters);
  }
  exitObj.innerHTML = text.replace("{CHAR}",length);
}

function CountWordsLeft(myForm, field, count, no_words) {
	alert(field);
    var text=field.value + " ";
    if(no_words>0)
    {
        var iwhitespace = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi; // remove initial whitespace
        var left_trimmedStr = text.replace(iwhitespace, "");
        var na = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi; // non alphanumeric characters
        var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(na, " ");
        var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
        var word_count = splitString.length -1;
        count.value=no_words-word_count;
    }
}