tom,
"Tom Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/02/2005 09:50:54 AM: > There's probably some simple way to do this, but it escapes me at the > moment. > I have a form with several large fields (8000 chars). They are defined as > Textarea fields so there is no way to limit their size via HTML (that I know > of). So if someone types 8010 chars, SQL throws an overflow error > ([Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]String data, right truncation 22001) > How can I avoid this situation? I'd like to either limit the number of > characters in the input, or bypass the error. > Any suggestions? when i use textareas, i tend to put a javascript on the page which checks the length of the data in the field before leaving the page. if it's too long, i pop up an alert and abort the submit. cheers, russell > TIA > Tom Ferguson > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf _______________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to copyright. They are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this message in error please notify the AGSM immediately by return email or reverse charge telephone call to +61 2 9931 9200. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the AGSM, except where an authorised sender specifically states them to be the views of the AGSM. It is your responsibility to check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The AGSM accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted. _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
