<!-- Hide from oldies  
function maxChars(field, maxlen)
{
	// var form = document.forms[0]
	charsinput = field.value.length;
	message = "You have exceeded " + maxlen + " characters including spaces.\n  You input: ";
	both = message + charsinput;
	if (charsinput > maxlen)
	{  
		alert(both);  
		field.focus();
		field.select;
		return false;
	}
	else return true;
}
// End Hiding -->