function fldClear(field)
{
   if (field.value != '')
   {
      field.value = '';
   }
}

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 storeCaret(textEl) {
        if (textEl.createTextRange) textEl.caretPos =
document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
}