//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function used to build the address list and send the page.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

function checkNames(){
    var pagerNumberOK = false;
	var i;
	var username = "";
	if (document.frmTop.from.checked){
		username = getCookie('username');
		username = "From " + username + ":\n";
	}

	document.frmCenter._recipients.value=="";
	for(i=0;i<document.frmLeft.length;i++){
		if(document.frmLeft[i].checked){
			if(document.frmCenter._recipients.value==""){
				document.frmCenter._recipients.value= document.frmLeft[i].value;
			}
			else{
				document.frmCenter._recipients.value+=", "+document.frmLeft[i].value;
			}
            pagerNumberOK = true;
		}
	}
	
	
    if(pagerNumberOK){
        document.frmCenter.Message.value = username + document.frmCenter.Message.value;
        document.frmCenter.submit();
    }else{
        alert("Sorry, you must select at least one pager to send the message to!");
    }
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function used to set the default messages in the MSG box.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

function goMsg(msg){
	if(msg == "Other"){
		msg = "";
		document.frmCenter.Message.focus();
	}
	document.frmCenter.Message.value = msg;
	count_letters();
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function used to change the displayed remaining charactors.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

function count_letters(){
	var MAX_NUM = 240;
	var username = ""
	if(document.frmTop.from.checked){
		username= getCookie('username');
		username = "From " + username + ":\n";
	}
	var total_length;

	total_length =  total_length = document.frmCenter.Message.value.length+username.length;
	wordCount.innerHTML = MAX_NUM - total_length;

	window.status="You have typed: " + total_length + " characters so far.";

	if (total_length > MAX_NUM){
    		alert("The maximum number of characters\nthat can be to be entered is " + MAX_NUM + ".\n\n You have entered " + total_length + ".");
    	}
}