function textCounter(fieldid, maxlimit) {
	countfieldid = "textCounter_" + fieldid;

	if (document.getElementById(fieldid).value.length > maxlimit) {
	
		// if too long...trim it!
		document.getElementById(fieldid).value = document.getElementById(fieldid).value.substring(0, maxlimit);
		
        alert( 'Ce champ doit compter au plus ' + maxlimit + ' caracteres.' );
        		
	} else {
	
		// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
		document.getElementById(countfieldid).value = document.getElementById(fieldid).value.length;
		
	}
}

function textCounter2(fieldid) {
	countfieldid = "textCounter_" + fieldid;
	document.getElementById(countfieldid).value = document.getElementById(fieldid).value.length;
}