function charLeftCounter(objectName, charLeftCounterName, maxLength) {
    var clipped = false;
    if(stringTrim(objectName.value).length > maxLength) {
      objectName.value = objectName.value.substring(0,maxLength);
        charleft = 0;
        clipped = true;
    } else {
      charleft = maxLength - stringTrim(objectName.value).length;
   	}

   	charLeftCounterName.value = charleft;
   	return clipped;
  }