function denyPost(areaObj,buttonObj) {

                if(areaObj.value.length<25) {
                        buttonObj.disabled = true;
                } else {
                        buttonObj.disabled = false;
                }

                return true; 
        }

        function denyPostAlert(areaObj,messageText) {

                if(areaObj.value.length<10) {
                        alert(messageText+areaObj.value.length);
                        return false;
                }

                return true; 
        }

	function lockSubmit(buttonId,buttonNewValue) {

		buttonObj = document.getElementById(buttonId);
		buttonObj.value = buttonNewValue;
		buttonObj.disabled = true;
		return true;
	}

	function checkTextFields(formId,alertMessage) {

		formObj = document.getElementById(formId);

		for (i=0; i<formObj.length; i++) {
			var tempObj = formObj.elements[i];
	                if( ((tempObj.type.toLowerCase() == "text") || (tempObj.type.toLowerCase() == "textarea")) && tempObj.value == '' ) {
				alert(alertMessage);
				return false;
			   }
	        }

		return true;
	}

	function checkInputTextFields(formId,alertMessage) {

		formObj = document.getElementById(formId);

		for (i=0; i<formObj.length; i++) {
			var tempObj = formObj.elements[i];
	                if((tempObj.type.toLowerCase() == "text")  && tempObj.value == '') {
				alert(alertMessage);
				return false;
			   }
	        }

		return true;
	}