function disptotchar(tmp_str_msg)
{
       	flag = "";
	dispChar = 1000 - document.frm.frmComment.value.length;
	
	//alert(dispChar);

	if(document.frm.frmComment.value.length > 1000)
	{		
		dispChar = 0;
		alert("Please enter maximum 1000 characters for comment.");		
		flag = "yes";
		
	}

	if (document.getElementById)
 	{
		x = document.getElementById("frmTotChar");
 	 	x.innerHTML = '';
 	 	x.innerHTML = dispChar+" "+tmp_str_msg;

  	}
 	if (document.all)
 	{
 		x = document.all["frmTotChar"];
 	 	x.innerHTML = dispChar+" "+tmp_str_msg;

	}
 
 if(flag)
 {
    return false;
 }
 
 return true;
 
}

function validate_friend(doc,tmp_str_msg)
{
 retFlg = true;
 
 retFlg =  validate_form(doc);
 
 if(retFlg == true)
 {
   retFlg = disptotchar(tmp_str_msg);
 }
 
 return retFlg;
 
}

function reset_comments(tmp_str_msg,tmp_str_actTyp)
{
 
 comments_val = document.frm.frmComment.value;
 dispChar = 1000;
 
 if((tmp_str_actTyp == "blank" && comments_val == "") || (tmp_str_actTyp == "reset"))
 {
   if (document.getElementById)
   {
	x = document.getElementById("frmTotChar");
	x.innerHTML = '';
	x.innerHTML = dispChar+" "+tmp_str_msg;

   }
   if (document.all)
   {
	x = document.all["frmTotChar"];
	x.innerHTML = dispChar+" "+tmp_str_msg;

   }
 }  
}