var maxwords = 1000;
function check_length()
{
    var message = document.getElementById('message');
    var len = message.value.length;

    if (len > maxwords) {
    message.value = message.value.substr(0,maxwords);
    len = maxwords;
    }

    document.getElementById('wordcount').innerHTML = len;
    document.getElementById('remaining').innerHTML = maxwords - len;
}

function trim(stringToTrim) 
{
    return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}

function SendToPage(val)
{
    document.rppform.action=val;
    document.rppform.submit();
    return true;
}
function SendToPageForm(val)
{
    document.pagesetter.action=val;
    document.pagesetter.submit();
    return true;
}

function ValidateCreate()
{
    var TITLE = document.nanakshahi.vthreadtitle.value;
    var DESC = document.nanakshahi.vthreaddesc.value;
    
    TITLE = trim(TITLE);
    DESC = trim(DESC);
    
    if(TITLE.length<=5)
    {
        alert("Title seems to be short. Cannot Submit");
        document.nanakshahi.vthreadtitle.focus();
        return false;
    }
    
    if(DESC.length<=15)
    {
        alert("Description seems to be short. Cannot Submit");
        document.nanakshahi.vthreaddesc.focus();
        return false;
    }
}

function ValidateReply()
{
    var REPLY = document.nanakshahi.vthreadrepliedpost.value;
    
    REPLY = trim(REPLY);
    
    if(REPLY.length<=15)
    {
        alert("Your this thread reply seems to be short. Cannot Submit");
        document.nanakshahi.vthreadrepliedpost.focus();
        return false;
    }
    
    if(document.nanakshahi.vagree.checked == false)
    {
        alert("Please check the checkbox to submit");
        document.nanakshahi.vagree.focus();
        return false;
    }
}