function CountWords (this_field, show_word_count, show_char_count) {
if (show_word_count == null) {
show_word_count = true;
}
if (show_char_count == null) {
show_char_count = false;
}
var char_count = this_field.value.length;
var fullStr = this_field.value + " ";
var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var left_trimmedStr = ""//fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
var word_count = splitString.length -1;
if (fullStr.length <2) {
word_count = 0;
}
if (word_count == 1) {
wordOrWords = " word";
}
else {
wordOrWords = " words";
}
if (char_count == 1) {
charOrChars = " character";
} else {
charOrChars = " characters";
}
//if (word_count>300){
//	alert("You have exceeded the word limit of 300.")
//	this_field.focus();
//}
/*if (show_word_count & show_char_count) {
alert ("Word Count:\n" + "    " + word_count + wordOrWords + "\n" + "    " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
else {
if (show_word_count) {
alert ("Word Count:  " + word_count + wordOrWords);
}
else {
if (show_char_count) {
alert ("Character Count:  " + char_count + charOrChars);
      }
   }
}*/
return word_count;
}

function CountWord (this_field, show_word_count, show_char_count) {
if (show_word_count == null) {
show_word_count = true;
}
if (show_char_count == null) {
show_char_count = false;
}
var char_count = this_field.value.length;
var fullStr = this_field.value + " ";
var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
var word_count = splitString.length -1;
if (fullStr.length <2) {
word_count = 0;
}
if (word_count == 1) {
wordOrWords = " word";
}
else {
wordOrWords = " words";
}
if (char_count == 1) {
charOrChars = " character";
} else {
charOrChars = " characters";
}
if (word_count>150){
	alert("You have exceeded the word limit of 150.")
	this_field.focus();
}
if(char_count>1000){
	alert("You have exceeded the Character limit of 900.")
	this_field.focus();
}
/*if (show_word_count & show_char_count) {
alert ("Word Count:\n" + "    " + word_count + wordOrWords + "\n" + "    " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
else {
if (show_word_count) {
alert ("Word Count:  " + word_count + wordOrWords);
}
else {
if (show_char_count) {
alert ("Character Count:  " + char_count + charOrChars);
      }
   }
}*/
return word_count;
}
function CountWord1 (this_field, show_word_count, show_char_count, this_length) {
if (show_word_count == null) {
show_word_count = true;
}
if (show_char_count == null) {
show_char_count = false;
}
var char_count = this_field.value.length;
var fullStr = this_field.value + " ";
fullStr=fullStr.replace("’","");
fullStr=fullStr.replace("'","");
fullStr=fullStr.replace(",","");
fullStr=fullStr.replace("-","");

//alert(fullStr)
var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;

var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");

//var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
//var word_count = splitString.length -1;
//cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace("\n","")
//cleanedStr=cleanedStr.replace(/[\s]/g,'_'); 
//cleanedStr=cleanedStr.replace(/[^\d\w\-]/g,'');
cleanedStr=cleanedStr.replace("  ","");
cleanedStr=cleanedStr.replace("   ","");
cleanedStr=cleanedStr.replace("    ","");
//cleanedStr=cleanedStr.replace(/__*/g,' ');

var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
var word_count = splitString.length-1
var thlength=this_length;
//alert(word_count)
//alert(splitString)
//alert(cleanedStr)

if (fullStr.length <2) {
word_count = 0;
}
if (word_count == 1) {
wordOrWords = " word";
}
else {
wordOrWords = " words";
}
if (char_count == 1) {
charOrChars = " character";
} else {
charOrChars = " characters";
}
//alert(thlength)
//alert(word_count +"-" +thlength/6)
if (word_count>thlength/6){
	alert("You have exceeded the word limit of "+thlength/6+" without space.")
	this_field.focus();
}
//alert(thlength/5+(thlength/5-1))
//if(char_count>thlength){
//	alert("You have exceeded the Character limit of "+thlength+".")
//	this_field.focus();
//}
/*if (show_word_count & show_char_count) {
alert ("Word Count:\n" + "    " + word_count + wordOrWords + "\n" + "    " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
else {
if (show_word_count) {
alert ("Word Count:  " + word_count + wordOrWords);
}
else {
if (show_char_count) {
alert ("Character Count:  " + char_count + charOrChars);
      }
   }
}*/
return word_count;
}
function Trim(TRIM_VALUE){
	if(TRIM_VALUE.length < 1){
		return"";
	}
	TRIM_VALUE = RTrim(TRIM_VALUE);
	TRIM_VALUE = LTrim(TRIM_VALUE);
	if(TRIM_VALUE==""){
		return "";
	}
	else{
		return TRIM_VALUE;
	}
} 

function RTrim(VALUE){
	var w_space = String.fromCharCode(32);
	var v_length = VALUE.length;
	var strTemp = "";
	if(v_length < 0){
		return"";
	}
	var iTemp = v_length -1;
	while(iTemp > -1){
	if(VALUE.charAt(iTemp) == w_space){
	}
	else{
		strTemp = VALUE.substring(0,iTemp +1);
		break;
	}
		iTemp = iTemp-1;
	} 
	return strTemp;
} 

function LTrim(VALUE){
	var w_space = String.fromCharCode(32);
	if(v_length < 1){
		return"";
	}
	var v_length = VALUE.length;
	var strTemp = "";
	var iTemp = 0;
	
	while(iTemp < v_length){
	if(VALUE.charAt(iTemp) == w_space){
	}
	else{
		strTemp = VALUE.substring(iTemp,v_length);
		break;
	}
		iTemp = iTemp + 1;
	} 
	return strTemp;
}