function appendCharacter( formField, charToAppend )
{
		var word = '' ;

		formField.focus() ;
		
		if ( document.selection ) 
		{
				document.selection.createRange().text = charToAppend ;
		}
		else
		{
				var startP = formField.selectionStart ;
				
				word =    formField.value.substring( 0, startP ) ;
				word += charToAppend ;
				word += formField.value.substring( startP, formField.value.length ) ;
				
				formField.value = word ;
				
				formField.selectionStart 	= startP ;				
				formField.selectionEnd 		= startP ;
		}
}