var FormUtil = new Object;
  
  FormUtil.focusOnFirst = function () {
      if (document.forms.length > 0) {
          for (var i=0; i < document.forms[0].elements.length; i++) {
              var oField = document.forms[0].elements[i];
              if (oField.type != "hidden") {
                  oField.focus();
                  return;
              }
          }
      }
  };
  
  FormUtil.setTextboxes = function() {
      var colInputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
      var colTextAreas = document.getElementsByTagName("textarea");
          
      for (var i=0; i < colInputs.length; i++){
          if (colInputs[i].type == "text" || colInputs [i].type == "password") {
              colInputs[i].onfocus = function () { this.select(); };
          }
      }
          
      for (var i=0; i < colTextAreas.length; i++){
          colTextAreas[i].onfocus = function () { this.select(); };
      }
  };
  
  FormUtil.tabForward = function(oTextbox) {
  
      var oForm = oTextbox.form;
  
      //make sure the textbox is not the last field in the form
      if (oForm.elements[oForm.elements.length-1] != oTextbox 
          && oTextbox.value.length == oTextbox.maxLength) {
                 
          for (var i=0; i < oForm.elements.length; i++) {
              if (oForm.elements[i] == oTextbox) {
                   for(var j=i+1; j < oForm.elements.length; j++) {
                       if (oForm.elements[j].type != "hidden") {
                           oForm.elements[j].focus();
                           return;
                       }
                   }
                   return;
              }
          }
      }
  };