function textCounter(field, maxlimit) 
	{
		if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
			field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
	}

	function my_str_checker(str)
	{
		str = str.replace(/'/g,"");
		str = str.replace(/"/g,"");
		return str;
	}