function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
else 
countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}

function replace(string,text,by) {
    
    var strLength = string.length, txtLength = text.length;
    if ((strLength == 0) || (txtLength == 0)) return string;

    var i = string.indexOf(text);
    if ((!i) && (text != string.substring(0,txtLength))) return string;
    if (i == -1) return string;

    var newstr = string.substring(0,i) + by;

    if (i+txtLength < strLength)
        newstr += replace(string.substring(i+txtLength,strLength),text,by);

    return newstr;
}

function count_strings(string, word) {
	var substrings = string.split(word);
	return substrings.length - 1;
}

function get_textarea() {
	return(aanbieding.Omschrijving.value);
}

function set_textarea(txt) {
	aanbieding.Omschrijving.value = txt;
}

function append_textarea(txt) {
	aanbieding.Omschrijving.value += txt;
}

function processTab () {
  if ( window.event.keyCode == key_tab ) 
  {
	var s = document.selection;
	var tr = s.createRange();
	if ( tr != null ) 
		tr.text = "\t";
		window.event.returnValue=false;
  }
}



function hidestatus(){
window.status='www.brandveilig.com'
return true
}

if (document.layers)
document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEOVER | Event.MOUSEOUT)

document.onmouseover=hidestatus
document.onmouseout=hidestatus



<!-- // hide from older browsers
function Validatelogin(form)
{
  if (form.Auteur.value.length==0)
  {
     alert('Vergeet niet uw naam in te vullen')
     return false
  }
    if (form.Auteur.value.length > 100)
  {
     alert('De invoer bij "Auteur" bevat te veel karakters (max. 100)')
     return false
  }
  if (form.Email.value.length==0)
  {
     alert('Vergeet niet uw Email adres in te vullen')
     return false
  }
    if (form.Email.value.length > 100)
  {
     alert('De invoer bij "Email" bevat te veel karakters (max. 150)')
     return false
  }    
  if (form.Tekst.value.length==0)
  {
     alert('Vergeet niet uw Bericht in te vullen')
     return false
  }
  if (form.Cijfercode.value.length==0)
  {
     alert('Vergeet niet de lettercode "EPCT" in te vullen')
     return false
  }  
    if (form.Tekst.value.length > 400)
  {
     alert('De invoer bij "Boodschap" bevat te veel karakters (max. 400)')
     return false
  }  
  else return true
}
// -->