function CountWords (this_field, show_word_count, show_char_count) {
if (show_word_count == null) {
show_word_count = true;
}
if (show_char_count == null) {
show_char_count = false;
}
var char_count = this_field.value.length;
var fullStr = this_field.value + " ";
var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9δόφΔάΦ]+/gi;
var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9δόφΔάΦ]+/gi;
var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
var word_count = splitString.length -1;
if (fullStr.length <2) {
word_count = 0;
}
if (word_count == 1) {
wordOrWords = " word";
}
else {
wordOrWords = " words";
}
if (char_count == 1) {
charOrChars = " character";
} else {
charOrChars = " characters";
}
if (show_word_count & show_char_count) {
alert ("Word Count:\n" + "    " + word_count + wordOrWords + "\n" + "    " + char_count + charOrChars);
return false;
}
else {
if (show_word_count) {
	if (word_count <= 178) {
         esfehlt = 180 - word_count;
	alert ("The length of your offer is " + word_count + wordOrWords + ". \n180 words are required.\n"   + esfehlt + " words are missing.");
         this_field.focus();
       //  this_field.value = this_field.value +  " " + word_count;
	return false;
	}
         else {
         return true;
         }

}
else {
if (show_char_count) {
alert ("Character Count:  " + char_count + charOrChars);
return false;
      }
   }
}
return word_count;

}

function CheckInput () {
  for (i = 0; i < document.forms[1].elements.length; ++i)
    if (document.forms[1].elements[i].value == "") {
      alert("Es wurden nicht alle Felder ausgefuellt!" + document.forms[1].elements[i].name);

      return false;
    }
 // return true;
}