<!--

function checkFieldDefault(action,field,default_text) {
	if(action == 'focus') {
		if(field.value == default_text) {
			field.value = '';
		}
	}
	else if(action == 'blur') {
		if(field.value == '') {
			field.value = default_text;
		}
	}
}


// Checks the field length of a message box and updates the counter field
function checkTextBox(form_box,count_field,max_length){
			_length = form_box.value.length;
			// Check length
			if(_length > max_length){
					// More than allowed, so concatenate and warn
					alert('There is a maximum of '+max_length+' characters allowed. Please reduce your text length');
					form_box.value = form_box.value.substring(0,max_length);
			}
			if(count_field) {
				// Update counter field
				count_field.value = max_length - form_box.value.length;
			}
}
//-->