limiting the characters in the textarea area

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

Hi there!
I would like to limit the number of characters in the textarea area.
What to do?

Fed · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 176

here's a javascript that allows you to count the chars into a text area and display your visitor the remaining ones
put these lines between the <head> and </head> tags of your page

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

Hi Fed! Thanks
It is working properly but now the web mail is not working!
I need this stuff for the same fill out form as it is posted in this forum. I quess you still remember it. It is the next topic in General Help.

Fed · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 176

well you have to integrate them both
I mean, you don't have to put 2 <form> statements, you need to put only this in your form, where you want the textarea to appear

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

OK

Now is working and I understand the reason!
It is not possible 2 forms in the <body>
Thanks again
You were very helpfull.
I might be back for other questions.
Very Happy

Fed · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 176

2 forms in the same body are ok, btw they can't be nested Wink

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

I hope that it is does not bother u that I don't know anything about programing. But I never study programing Embarassed

Fed · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 176

no worries, you're welcome
don't miss to help the others when someone needs help...this is what forums are supposed to be used for Smile

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

You are right but while youi were off I get on a hungarian forum and they were rude to me the admin told me that I'm not suposed to ask such things Sad

Your forum is much better Wink

Fed · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 176

ok because usually you can't go to a forum and say: hello, I need this, can someone make it for me?
you can imagine that this is not the right way, as usually forums are used to clarify little problems while developing something, but until I can and it's a matter of a few lines of code, I like helping the others and I hope you'll do the same when someone needs something you know Wink

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

Of corese! I understand! I agree but they were a bit rude thats it.
Wink

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

Hi Fed!
There is a small problem that I don't know how to correct.
When in the left Chars area the value reaches "0" the mailer.php does not let it go trough because it is set to warn to go back.
For the mailer the "0" value is still an empty value.
So eight er the leftChars area should stop at 1 or the 0 value to be recognize as a value.

Fed · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 176

what's the exact given error/message?

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

Because the php looks like this !
<?PHP
$to = "you@xyz.com";
$subject = "Order";
$headers = "Order";
$forward = 0;
$location = "";
$date = date ("l, F jS, Y");
$time = date ("h:i A");
$msg = "Message Date: $date Time: $time.\n\n";
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == "POST")
{
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value)
{
if (empty($value))
{
echo "Please go back and fill all the required fields.";
Die();
}
$msg .= ucfirst ($key) ." : ". $value . "\n";
}
}
else
{
foreach ($_GET as $key => $value)
{
if (empty($value))
{
echo "Please go back and fill all the required fields.";
Die();
}

$msg .= ucfirst ($key) ." : ". $value . "\n";
}
}
mail($to, $subject, $msg, $headers);
if ($forward == 1) {
header ("Location:$location");
}
else {
echo "Thank you for your order!";
}

?>
It is imposible to enter a single 0 in any filed because that is equal to an empty field. So if the counter reaches 0 than the filed is equal to an empty filed so basically does not let the mail to go trough

pappszaby · Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 30

basically the exact given error massage is the
echo "Please go back and fill all the required fields.";