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<!--
function getObject(obj) {
  var theObj;
  if(document.all) {
    if(typeof obj=="string") {
      return document.all(obj);
    } else {
      return obj.style;
    }
  }
  if(document.getElementById) {
    if(typeof obj=="string") {
      return document.getElementById(obj);
    } else {
      return obj.style;
    }
  }
  return null;
}

//Characters counter.
function char_count(start,stop,texto,characters) {
  var startObj=getObject(start);
  var stopObj=getObject(stop);
  var longitud=characters - startObj.value.length;
  if(longitud <= 0) {
    longitud=0;
    texto='<span class="disable"> '+texto+' </span>';
    startObj.value=startObj.value.substr(0,characters);
  }
  stopObj.innerHTML = texto.replace("{CHAR}",longitud);
}
/*
function char_count(start,stop,texto,characters) {
  var startObj=getObject(start);
  var stopObj=getObject(stop);
  var longitud=characters - startObj.value.length;
  if(longitud <= 0) {
    longitud=0;
    texto='<span class="disable"> '+texto+' </span>';
    startObj.value=startObj.value.substr(0,characters);
  }
  stopObj.innerHTML = texto.replace("{CHAR}",longitud);
}

*/
//-->