Limit String Input Length

[IForgot]

I have a form with a number of Text Boxes in it.

The Text Boxes each have their own string Data Sources which have been initialized to a certain length such as:
m.cItemNo = SPACE(10)
m.cDesc1 = SPACE(4)

However when the user enters data into the form's text boxes they are allowed to enter more than the alloted number of characters.

One thing that I attempted was to modify the text box's Format property.
I tried putting:
!#### for Upper Case & only 4 char
but it did not limit user input.

How can I prevent this from happening?
How can I fix the number of characters to be entered?

Your advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
I_Forgot

 

[738262]

Hi

Look at the MaxLength property of textbox

 

[medic]

Just put the "!" in the Format property and place the "####" in the InputMask property (it does not have any effect when placed in the Format property). Or should you rather use "XXXX" so it can accept alphabetic characters. "####" accepts only digits and blanks.

Medic