function VText(word, label, min, max) {
	// Too short?
	if ( word.length < min ) {
		alert("The field " + label + " must be at least " +
			min + " letters long.");
		return 1;

	// Too long?
	} else if ( word.length > max ) {
		alert("The field " + label + " must be no more than " +
			max + " letters long.");
		return 1;
	} 

	// Good to go?  return false to continue
	return 0;
};