I didn't test it, but this should do the job:
requires = IS_MATCH('^\w{1,9}$', error_message='must be 1 to 9 
characters/digits')

For further information about validators with regular expressions have a 
look here:
http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07?search=formstyle#IS_MATCH

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 8:23:01 PM UTC+1 mostwanted wrote:

> Is there a validator that could be used to limit the number of values that 
> could be submitted in a form field? I want users to input their ID numbers 
> but they cant be more than 9 characters, how do i achieve this?
>

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