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Limit Number of Characters In Rich Text Box

R5 - Web Applications

Limit Number of Characters In Rich Text Box

by  NiteLink  Posted    (Edited  )
JS Header (Haven't tried onChange):

Code: 
function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
var Comments = document.forms[0].Comments;

if (Comments.value.length > maxlimit) 
Comments.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
else 
countfield.value = maxlimit - Comments.value.length;
}

onKeyDown & onKeyUp:

Code: 
textCounter(this.form.Comments, this.form.remLen, maxlimit)

Pass Text Thru HTML:

Code: 
<input readonly="readonly" type="text" name="remLen" size="3" maxlength="3" value="maxlimit"> characters left.<br>

NB: Replace maxlimit with the number of characters that you want users to type.
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