[thelist] limit the size on entry on multiline text areas

Norman Bunn norman.bunn at mindspring.com
Thu Sep 6 15:37:26 CDT 2001


You could use JavaScript to check the number of characters in the textarea.

var1 = form1.textarea1.value;
if (var1.length > 140) {
    do this
}
else{
    do that
}

Norman

> I'm looking for any ideas about how to limit the
> amount of input that can be placed in a textarea
> field.
> 






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