function lpad (inputstring, outputlen, fillchar)
{
    var outputstring;
    var len;
   
    outputstring = inputstring.substring(0,10);
     <!-- alert (outputstring); -->
    len = outputlen - outputstring.length;
    for (i=0; i < len; i++)
    {
        outputstring = fillchar + outputstring;
         <!-- alert (outputstring); -->
    }
    <!-- alert (outputstring); -->
    return outputstring;
}