function ClearText(textBoxName)

  {

  	document.all(textBoxName).value = "";	

  }

  

  function checkIfNumeric(textBoxName)

  {

	if(document.all(textBoxName).value == "" ||document.all(textBoxName).value != ""){

		if(!isNumeric(document.all(textBoxName).value)){

			alert("Field value is not numeric or not in the proper numeric format (no commmas). Value will be reset to 0")

			document.all(textBoxName).value =0

			document.all(textBoxName).focus()

		}

	}

  }

  

  function checkIfDateFormat(textBoxName)

  {

	if(document.all(textBoxName).value != ""){

		if(!isDate(document.all(textBoxName).value)){

			alert("Field value is not in the correct Date format (mm/dd/yyyy). Value will be reset.")

			document.all(textBoxName).value =""

			document.all(textBoxName).focus()

		}

	}

  }

  function checkIfLengthOfString(textBoxName,maxLength)

  {

  	maxLength2 = parseInt(maxLength)	

	



	var text=document.all(textBoxName).value

	var textLength=text.length

	

	if(textLength>maxLength2){

			alert("Length is over the maximum alloted number of characters (" +maxLength+ ") for this field. Please edit.")

			document.all(textBoxName).focus()

	}

  }