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setting maxlength of textarea?
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you can try it 
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function validate(what) {
if (what.length > 10) {
alert('Must be less than 10 characters');
return false;
}
return true;
}
//--></script>
<form name="formName" onSubmit="return validate(documents.formName.textName.value)">
<textarea name="textName" onChange="validate(this.value)"></textarea>
</form>
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function validate(what) {
if (what.length > 10) {
alert('Must be less than 10 characters');
return false;
}
return true;
}
//--></script>
<form name="formName" onSubmit="return validate(documents.formName.textName.value)">
<textarea name="textName" onChange="validate(this.value)"></textarea>
</form>
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