function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit)
{
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long
trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
else
countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}
// End -->
</SCRIPT>
<!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!-- textCounter() parameters are: text field, the count field, max length -->
<center>
<form name="myform" action="YOUR-SCRIPT.CGI">
<font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">( You may enter up to 125
characters. )<br>
<textarea name="message" wrap="physical" cols="28" rows="4" onKeyDown="textCounter(this.form.message,this.form.remLen,125);"
onKeyUp="textCounter(this.form.message,this.form.remLen,125);"></textarea>
<br>
<input readonly type="text" name="remLen" size="3" maxlength="3" value="125"> characters
left</font>
</form>
</center>
<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" SIZE="-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center>
</BODY>





























