diff --git a/www/application/views/jobs/jobaction/job_owner.php b/www/application/views/jobs/jobaction/job_owner.php
index 06b2da50..40cbbd4a 100644
--- a/www/application/views/jobs/jobaction/job_owner.php
+++ b/www/application/views/jobs/jobaction/job_owner.php
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
             <div id="reject_completion">  <button type="submit" id="reject_completion_submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" <?php echo $disabled22; ?> onclick="return rejectCompletion('<?php echo $job_contract; ?>');" >Reject Completion</button></div>
         </td>
     </tr>
-</table>     
\ No newline at end of file
+</table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www/application/views/jobs/view_thisjob.php b/www/application/views/jobs/view_thisjob.php
index a8418aee..e9ac4167 100644
--- a/www/application/views/jobs/view_thisjob.php
+++ b/www/application/views/jobs/view_thisjob.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                     <input type='hidden' name='contractId' value='<?php echo $contract_id; ?>'>
 
                     <div class="form-group">
-                        <textarea cols="18" style="height:180px;" rows="3" id='jobmessage' name='jobmessage' class="textarea wysihtml5 wysihtml5-min form-control" placeholder="Enter message here ..."></textarea>
+                        <textarea cols="18" onkeypress="textContentChanged();" style="height:180px;" rows="3" id='jobmessage' name='jobmessage' class="textarea wysihtml5 wysihtml5-min form-control" placeholder="Enter message here ..."></textarea>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="form-group">
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
                                 <tbody>
                                     <tr>
                                         <td style="text-align: left;">
-                                          500
+                                          <div id="remain_text"></div>
                                         </td>
                                         <td style="width: 30%;"><div id="sendmessagenote"></div></td>
-                                        <td style="width: 20%; text-align:right;"> <button id='btn_cancel' name='btn_cancel' type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" onclick="document.message.ajax.value = '0';">Clear</button></td>
+                                        <td style="width: 20%; text-align:right;"> <button id='btn_cancel' name='btn_cancel' type="submit" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" onclick="document.message.jobmessage.value = ''; return false;">Clear</button></td>
                                         <td style="width: 20%; text-align:right;"><button id='btn_submit' name='btn_submit' type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="SendMessage();return false;">Send</button> </td>
                                     </tr>
                                 </tbody>
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
     <!--
+       var length_limit = 500;
         var timerId = setTimeout(function tick() {
         $.ajax({
             url: "/proj/thisjobfiles?jobID=<?php echo $jobID; ?>"
@@ -273,6 +274,24 @@
         return s;
     }
 
+    function textContentChanged(){
+
+        if (length_limit <= document.message.jobmessage.value.length){
+            document.message.jobmessage.value  = document.message.jobmessage.value .substring(0, length_limit);
+        }
+        $('#remain_text').text(length_limit -document.message.jobmessage.value.length);
+
+        //   document.message.remain_text.value=  length_limit -document.message.jobmessage.value.length;
+
+        if (document.message.jobmessage.value.length > 0 ){
+          //  alert(100);
+            document.message.btn_cancel.disabled = false;
+        }
+        else{
+            document.message.btn_cancel.disabled = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     function SendMessage() {
         document.message.btn_cancel.disabled = true;
         document.message.btn_submit.disabled = true;