function getNOCACHEdate()
{
    dateVar = new Date();
    return dateVar;
}

function getURLnc(href)
{
    dateVar = new Date();
    document.location.href = href + dateVar;
}

 function FreezeScreen(msg)
 {
      scroll(0,0);
      var outerPane = document.getElementById('FreezePane');
      var innerPane = document.getElementById('InnerFreezePane');
      if (outerPane) outerPane.className = 'FreezePaneOn';
      if (innerPane) innerPane.innerHTML = '<img src=\"bImages/surge_loader.gif\" >&nbsp;&nbsp;' + msg;
}

function textCOUNTER(field, countfield, maxlimit)
{
    if(field.value.length > maxlimit)
    field.value = field.value.substring(0,maxlimit);
    else
    countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}

function gotoLNK(link)
{
    window.location = link;
}