function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {

var sublength=0;
var lt=1;
if (navigator.appName=='Microsoft Internet Explorer')
{
lt=0
}
else
{
var subb=field.value.split('\n');
var sublength=subb.length-1;
}
var fvalue = maxlimit - (field.value.length+(sublength));

if (fvalue<=0)
{
  field.value=field.value.substring(0,maxlimit);
  if (lt==1)
  {
  subb=field.value.split('\n');
  sublength=subb.length-1;
  }
  field.value = field.value.substring(0, (maxlimit-(sublength)));
  fvalue=0;
}

countfield.value=fvalue;

}