Hi Keith,
You can use a field with a set size. Or you can trap for after Keystroke and use get edited Text and do substring. Garri ________________________________ From: 4D_Tech <4d_tech-boun...@lists.4d.com> on behalf of Keith White via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 5:12 PM To: 4d_tech@lists.4d.com Cc: Keith White Subject: Limit input into alpha characters into variable Hi Is there a way to limit the number of characters you can impose on the user for alpha _variables_ (in a 4D form)? I tried using an entry filter, but that changes how the data is entered (you can only highlight one character at a time). Setting an entry format didn't seem to do it. I'm sure someone came up with something, but I've searched all places and haven't found it. 4D v13.6 Many thanks. Best regards Keith White Synergist Express Ltd, UK. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html lists.4d.com<http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html> lists.4d.com Information about the 4D Tech Mailing List <4D_Tech@lists.4D.com>, 4D Biz Mailing List <4d_...@lists.4d.com>, and 4D Pub Mailing List <4d_...@lists.4d.com ... Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech [http://lists.4d.com/images/mailman/gnu-head-tiny.jpg]<http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech> 4D_Tech list: member options login page<http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech> lists.4d.com Unsubscribe: By clicking on the Unsubscribe button, a confirmation message will be emailed to you. This message will have a link that you should click on to ... Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
