textarea question, I know there's lots of reference but this is good

[Maim]

ok this is the situation...
I'm able to limit the number of charcters entered into a textarea with some javascript and a couple of event calls. This takes care of when typing, pasting with ctrl+v and pasting with the right-mouseclick.

Only one option remains... edit->paste

Here's my script ...

<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
function ValidateLength(oCtrl, lLength)
{//	Use with onKeyUp, onKeyDown and onMouseOut events.
//	This will prevent exceeding the length, when typing, pasting with keyboard or pasting with right-mouseclick
	if (oCtrl.value.length > lLength)
		oCtrl.value = oCtrl.value.substring(0, lLength);
}
</script>
[code]

and in the html...
[code]
<textarea style=&quot;width:290px&quot; name=&quot;comment_1&quot; onkeydown=&quot;ValidateLength(this, 10)&quot; onkeyup=&quot;ValidateLength(this, 10)&quot; onmouseout=&quot;ValidateLength(this, 10)&quot;>
[code]

Anyone have a suggestion? Anyone? Anyone?
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&quot;Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.&quot; - Rich Cook

 

[Jeto]

onchange="..."
or
ondatachange="..."
I do not remember well, just try them yourself.
Coding is the worst thing I had done.

 

[Maim]

I did, I thought I had something with onPaste but that didn't work either. -----------------------------------
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rich Cook

 

[sulfericacid]

What's the purpose of not allowing them to paste characters within this textfield?

sulfericacid