//<![CDATA[

maxKeys = 1000;
maxKeysShort = 250;

var IE = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
var DOM = 0;
if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >=5) {DOM=1};

function txtshow( txt2show ) {

	// Detect Browser

	if (DOM) {
		var viewer = document.getElementById("txtmsg");
		viewer.innerHTML=txt2show;
	}
	else if(IE) {
		document.all["txtmsg"].innerHTML=txt2show;
	}
}

function keyup(what)
{
  var str = new String(what.value);
  var len = str.length;
  var showstr = len + " characters entered.";
  if (len > maxKeys) showstr += ' Shorten your message.';
  txtshow( showstr );
}

function keyupshort(what)
{
  var str = new String(what.value);
  var len = str.length;
  var showstr = len + " characters entered.";
  if (len > maxKeysShort) showstr += ' Shorten your message.';
  txtshow( showstr );
}


//]]>