//remove characters from a number field
var numbers = "1234567890."
function stripChars(num)
{   formatted_numbers = '';
    for (var i=0; i<num.length; i++)
		{for(var c=0; c<numbers.length;c++)
			{if (numbers.charAt(c)==num.charAt(i)) 
				formatted_numbers = formatted_numbers + num.charAt(i)}
	    }
    return formatted_numbers;}

function checkkeyonlynum(){ 
		if (event.keyCode >45 && event.keyCode < 58) 
		{	}else{		alert("Please check rate. Use number only!");
			return false;
		}
}

var chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890~!@#$%^&*()_-+=`/?.>,<'\";:[]{}\|"
function stripLatinChars(chrs,elId)
{   
	formatted_charactors = '';
    for (var i=0; i<chrs.length; i++)
		{for(var c=0; c<chars.length;c++)
			{if (chars.charAt(c)==chrs.charAt(i)) 
				formatted_charactors = formatted_charactors + chrs.charAt(i)}
	    }
	document.getElementById(elId).value=formatted_charactors;
    return formatted_charactors;
}

var charspass = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890~!@#$%^&*()_-+=`/?.>,<'\";:[]{}\|"
function stripLatinPassChars(chrs,elId)
{   
	formatted_charactors = '';
    for (var i=0; i<chrs.length; i++)
		{for(var c=0; c<chars.length;c++)
			{if (chars.charAt(c)==chrs.charAt(i)) 
				formatted_charactors = formatted_charactors + chrs.charAt(i)}
	    }
	document.getElementById(elId).value=formatted_charactors;
    return formatted_charactors;
}