Limit amount of text in an input object - can it be done?

[mrdude]

Hi is there any way to limit the amount of text someone can enter into an input object to a specific amounnt of characters?

For example say I had an object and I only wanted a user to put a maximum of 160 letters or numbers in that object then a message would pop up saying that they have exceeded that limit - would that be possible?

I know I can strip letters from an object left or right - but limiting the amount in the first place is another story?

[imhotep]

Hi is there any way to limit the amount of text someone can enter into an input object to a specific amounnt of characters?

For example say I had an object and I only wanted a user to put a maximum of 160 letters or numbers in that object then a message would pop up saying that they have exceeded that limit - would that be possible?

I know I can strip letters from an object left or right - but limiting the amount in the first place is another story?

yes in input settings choose inputmask see help file

[holtgrewe]

Hi is there any way to limit the amount of text someone can enter into an input object to a specific amounnt of characters?

For example say I had an object and I only wanted a user to put a maximum of 160 letters or numbers in that object then a message would pop up saying that they have exceeded that limit - would that be possible?

I know I can strip letters from an object left or right - but limiting the amount in the first place is another story?

I think there is a post with better code than this but here's one way. (example limits 5 characters), placed in the On Key event of the input object.

txt = Input.GetText("Input1")
if String.Length(txt) > 5 then
	Dialog.Message("", "input > 5")
	Input.SetText("Input1", String.Left(txt,5))
end

[mrdude]

Thanks guys, I will give that a go. Cheers