function switchEl(e1, e2) {
	$(e1).hide();
	$(e2).show();
	$(e2).focus();
}
function setupLengthCheck(input, left) {
    var limit = +left.innerHTML

    // take away the number of characters in the thing man
    left.innerHTML = limit - input.value.length

    input.maxLength = limit
    input.onkeypress = function(e) { 
        if (! e) e = window.event

        if (e.keyCode < 37 || e.keyCode > 40) {
            var charsLeft = limit - input.value.length 
            if (e.keyCode == 8)
                left.innerHTML = charsLeft + (charsLeft < limit)
            else if (charsLeft <= 0) {
                if (charsLeft < 0)
                    input.value = input.value.substring(0, limit)
                left.innerHTML = 0
                return false 
            }
            else 
                left.innerHTML = limit - input.value.length - 1
        }
    }
}

function get_object(id) {
   var object = null;
   if( document.layers ) {   
    object = document.layers[id];
   } else if( document.all ) {
    object = document.all[id];
   } else if( document.getElementById ) {
    object = document.getElementById(id);
   }
   return object;
  }