Try uploading to this page: http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/direct.html 12,957 chars worked for me... I thought the limit was pretty high (at least 1 meg). ASP gurus probably know the exact answer to your question. HTH, Josiah Gordon -----Original Message----- From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Scott.Wiseman Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:20 PM To: 'javascript at LaTech.edu' Subject: RE: [Javascript] how big can a text box be.--CAN IT HANDLE OVER 500 CHARACTERS???? -----Original Message----- From: Scott.Wiseman [mailto:site at avidware.com] Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 5:09 PM To: 'javascript at LaTech.edu' Subject: [Javascript] how big can a text box be. sql can handle 8,000 chars but html/javascript does not seem to send that much to the ado/asp,vbscript code any clues _______________________________________________ Javascript mailing list Javascript at LaTech.edu https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript _______________________________________________ Javascript mailing list Javascript at LaTech.edu https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.330 / Virus Database: 184 - Release Date: 2/28/2002