textarea problem

[gokeeffe]

Here's the problem i have a text input type on my form

that i converted to a textarea type as i wanted more room

to input text but i am having the following issues

(1) The session variable no longer works ie when you navigate back the text is gone (it remained present in the textbox)
(2)the max option i set no longer works, it is set to 100
but now it is inactive (this also worked when i used the text box)

Tks
Gaz

------------------- Before Change ---------------------

<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="labelcell"><label for = "extra_location_details">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Location Details:</label></td>
<td colspan="2" class="fieldcell2"><input type="text" name="extra_location_details" size="100" maxlength="100"
value="<?php if(isset($_SESSION['extra_location_details'])) echo stripslashes($_SESSION['extra_location_details']);?>"/>
</td>
</tr>

------------------- After Change ---------------------


<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="labelcell"><label for = "extra_location_details">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional Location Details:</label></td>
<td colspan="2" class="fieldcell2"><textarea name="extra_location_details" rows="3" cols="20" size="100" maxlength="100"
value="<?php if(isset($_SESSION['extra_location_details'])) echo stripslashes($_SESSION['extra_location_details']);?>"></textarea>
</td>
</tr>

 

[cLFlaVA]

For #2, you'll have to do something like this:

<textarea rows="5" cols="20" onkeyup="if (this.value.length > 100) this.value=this.value.substr(0,100);"></textarea>

*cLFlaVA
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[tt]tastes great, less filling.[/tt]

 

[cLFlaVA]

for #1, since it seems you're using PHP, try this at the VERY TOP of your php page (right after session_start(), if you've got it):

header("Cache-control: private");

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]tastes great, less filling.[/tt]

 

[gokeeffe]

That doesn't seem to work

What does this do header("Cache-control: private");

It seems like a simple chqange from a input type = "text"

to a textarea but it's not working.

Any more suggestions

Tks

 

[cLFlaVA]

what doesn't seem to work? #2 works fine for me.

*cLFlaVA
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[tt]tastes great, less filling.[/tt]

 

[gokeeffe]

When i use it it allows me to enter more than 100 characters

 

[gokeeffe]

Do i have to enable javascript in order for this to work

 

[cLFlaVA]

yes.

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]tastes great, less filling.[/tt]

 

[gokeeffe]

Oops sorry about that

 

[JamesLean]

For number 1) you need to output the value for the textarea within the opening/closing tags, rather than in the value attribute:

<td colspan="2" class="fieldcell2"><textarea name="extra_location_details" rows="3" cols="20"><?php if(isset($_SESSION['extra_location_details'])) echo stripslashes($_SESSION['extra_location_details']);?></textarea>

--James