Just add a CFML check to the processing page: <CFIF Len(FORM.MyTextArea) GT 300> You entered more then 300 characters into the text area.<br> <CFEXIT> </CFIF>
Warm regards, Jordan Michaels Vivio Technologies http://www.viviotech.net/ BlueDragon Alliance Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve LaBadie wrote: > I am using JavaScript to limit the amount of text on can submit in the > textarea. Realizing disabling JavaScript may allow people to enter more > than 300 characters in the textarea field. Does anyone have any > suggestions or thoughts? > > > > JavaScript: > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) { > if (field.value.length > maxlimit) > field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit); > else > countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length; > } > </script> > > > > <textarea name="problemDesc" wrap="physical" cols="50" rows="8" > onKeyDown="textCounter(this.form.problemDesc,this.form.remLen,300);" > onKeyUp="textCounter(this.form.problemDesc,this.form.remLen,300);" > class="formveld"></textarea> > > > > Steve LaBadie, Web Manager > East Stroudsburg University > 200 Prospect St. > East Stroudsburg, Pa 18301 > 570-422-3999 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.esu.edu <http://www.esu.edu> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:294634 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
