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Topic: textarea character counter

Posted By: fwsteal
Subject: textarea character counter
Date Posted: 25 January 2006 at 2:58pm

How do I get a textarea character counter to work on this tool via JavaScript?

I've tried several methods and nothing seems to work with this tool.

Any ideas?

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 25 January 2006 at 3:00pm

It would probaly be very difficult as an Iframe is layed over the top of the original text area, coupled with HTML to format the text, I wouldn't have thought it would be very acurate.

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Posted By: fwsteal
Date Posted: 25 January 2006 at 3:10pm

is there a way onsubmit to have javascript count the values in the string prior to sending the form data for processing? if greater than 5 characters bounce back or let the page continue processing?

otherwise I guess I need to count the characters on the asp processing page.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 25 January 2006 at 3:40pm

You can do, using an onSubmit event that counts the value of the original textarea.

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Posted By: fwsteal
Date Posted: 25 January 2006 at 4:50pm

I'm not a javascript guy so how would it be handled?

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 25 January 2006 at 5:24pm

Sorry I am very pushed for time so don't have time to look into it for you,

Maybe someone else can help you, or have a look on Google for some JavaScript tutorials.

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Posted By: fwsteal
Date Posted: 26 January 2006 at 3:02pm

I've got several examples in Javascript that work fine outside this tool; since this tool lays an iframe on top it is tricky getting a counter to work. I'll have to play with it some more.

asp version:

strMessage1 = Request.Form("MessageText")
lengthOfString = len(strMessage1) 'determine length of string
If lengthOfString > 5 then 'if greater than 5 kick back to previous page with data
response.redirect "message.asp?MF=" & strMessage1
end if

Posted By: fwsteal
Date Posted: 26 January 2006 at 4:36pm

Here is another attempt:

default.asp
<form name="myForm" id="myForm" method="post" action="display_form_submission.asp" onSubmit="textCounter(textarea,10)">
<textarea name="textarea" cols="80" rows="15" id="myTextarea" >

RTE_javascript.asp
'***********************************************
'*** JavaScript initialising RTE editor *****
'***********************************************
%>
//character count
function textCounter(theField, maxlimit){if(theField.value.length == maxlimit) return false;}

I don't understand why this wouldn't work; any ideas?