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<html>

<head>

<style type="text/css">

.progress{
width: 1px;
height: 14px;
color: white;
font-size: 12px;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: navy;
padding-left: 5px;
}

</style>

<script type="text/JavaScript">


/***********************************************
* Form Field Progress Bar- By Ron Jonk- http://www.euronet.nl/~jonkr/
* Modified by Dynamic Drive for minor changes
* Script featured/ available at Dynamic Drive- http://www.dynamicdrive.com
* Please keep this notice intact
***********************************************/

function textCounter(field,counter,maxlimit,linecounter) {
// text width//
var fieldWidth = parseInt(field.offsetWidth);
var charcnt = field.value.length;

// trim the extra text
if (charcnt > maxlimit) {
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
}

else {
// progress bar percentage
var percentage = parseInt(100 - (( maxlimit - charcnt) * 100)/maxlimit) ;
document.getElementById(counter).style.width = parseInt((fieldWidth*percentage)/100)+"px";
document.getElementById(counter).innerHTML="Limit: "+percentage+"%"
// color correction on style from CCFFF -> CC0000
setcolor(document.getElementById(counter),percentage,"background-color");
}
}

function setcolor(obj,percentage,prop){
obj.style[prop] = "rgb(80%,"+(100-percentage)+"%,"+(100-percentage)+"%)";
}

</script>

</head>

<body>

<form>

<textarea rows="5" cols="40" name="maxcharfield" id="maxcharfield"
onKeyDown="textCounter(this,'progressbar1',20)"
onKeyUp="textCounter(this,'progressbar1',20)"
onFocus="textCounter(this,'progressbar1',20)" ></textarea><br />

<div id="progressbar1" class="progress"></div>

<script>textCounter(document.getElementById("maxcharfield"),"progressbar1",20)</script>

</form>

</body>
</html>