function validate(){
  return true;
}

function textCounter(field, maxlimit) {
  if (field.value.length > maxlimit) {
    field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
    alert("This field is limited to " + maxlimit + " characters. You have reached that limit.");
  }
}

function textCounter(field, maxlimit, div) {
    if (field.value.length > maxlimit) {
        field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
        alert("This field is limited to " + maxlimit + " characters. You have reached that limit.");
    }
    div.innerHTML = field.value.length + " of " + maxlimit + " characters used."
}

function GetScrollPosition() {
  if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop)
    return document.documentElement.scrollTop; // IE6 +4.01
  if (document.body && document.body.scrollTop)
    return document.body.scrollTop; // IE5 or DTD 3.2
  return 0;
}

function GetCheckedValue(radioObj) {
    if (!radioObj)
        return "";
    var radioLength = radioObj.length;
    if (radioLength == undefined)
        if (radioObj.checked)
        return radioObj.value;
    else
        return "";
    for (var i = 0; i < radioLength; i++) {
        if (radioObj[i].checked) {
            return radioObj[i].value;
        }
    }
    return "";
}

function GetCheckedId(radioObj) {
    if (!radioObj)
        return "";
    var radioLength = radioObj.length;
    if (radioLength == undefined)
        if (radioObj.checked)
        return radioObj.id;
    else
        return "";
    for (var i = 0; i < radioLength; i++) {
        if (radioObj[i].checked) {
            return radioObj[i].id;
        }
    }
    return "";
}

function createCookie(name, value, days) {
  if (days) {
    var date = new Date();
    date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
    var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
  }
  else var expires = "";
  document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
  var nameEQ = name + "=";
  var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
  for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
    var c = ca[i];
    while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length);
    if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length);
  }
  return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
  createCookie(name, "", -1);
}