function check_length(maxLen,fieldname,remainname)
     {
	   var maxchars = maxLen;
       var message = document.getElementById(fieldname);
	   // var message = document.getElementById('message');
       var len = message.value.length;
       if (len > maxchars) {
         message.value = message.value.substr(0,maxchars);
         len = maxchars;
       }
       document.getElementById(remainname).innerHTML = maxchars - len;
     }

     //var maxchars = 30;
	//var maxLen;
/*
     function check_length(maxLen,fieldname)
     {
	 	//var maxLen = 0;
		//var fieldname = 'something';
		
	 	//alert(maxLen + " " + fieldname);
		
	   var maxchars = maxLen;
       var message = document.getElementById(fieldname);
	   // var message = document.getElementById('message');
       var len = message.value.length;
       if (len > maxchars) {
         message.value = message.value.substr(0,maxchars);
         len = maxchars;
       }

       //document.getElementById('wordcount').innerHTML = len;
       document.getElementById('remaining').innerHTML = maxchars - len;
     }
*/