function resetCounter(incomeArea,countArea,maxLength){
		countArea.value = maxLength - incomeArea.value.length;
	}
	
	
	function countCharacters(incomeArea, countArea, maxLength){		
	  if(incomeArea !=null && incomeArea.value != null) {
			if (incomeArea.value.length > maxLength){
					alert("Please do not exceed " +  maxLength +" characters.");
					incomeArea.value = incomeArea.value.substring( 0, maxLength);
					countArea.value = maxLength - incomeArea.value.length;
			} else {
					countArea.value = maxLength - incomeArea.value.length;
			}
    }
	}