<!-- Begin
function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) 
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
else 
countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;}

//====================
function html2entities(){
var re=/[(<>"'&]/g
for (i=0; i<arguments.length; i++)
arguments[i].value=arguments[i].value.replace(re, function(m){return replacechar(m)})
}

function replacechar(match){
if (match=="<")      return "&nbsp;"
else if (match==">") return "&nbsp;"
else if (match=="\"")return "&nbsp;"
else if (match=="'") return "&nbsp;"
else if (match=="&") return "&nbsp;"
else if (match=="(") return "&nbsp;"
else if (match==")") return "&nbsp;"
}


// End -->