Input Box Length ?

[J#xx]

Hi.

I was wondering how I would go about limiting the length of an input box. here's the code.. I tried the way I did it in create account but it gives me a blank page and won't have it !. I need to shorten the length to about 5 characters instead of 15ish !


<label class="inputLabel" for="fax"><?php echo ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER; ?></label>
<?php echo zen_draw_input_field('fax', $account->fields['customers_fax'], 'id="fax"') . (zen_not_null(ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER_TEXT) ? '<span class="alert">' . ENTRY_FAX_NUMBER_TEXT . '</span>': ''); ?>
<br class="clearBoth" />

I hope someone can assist.

Cheers
J#xx
(Scott Perry)

[DrByte]

I've never seen a fax number of only 5 digits ...


Have you tried adjusting the length by a simple stylesheet edit, referencing the #fax id selector?

[fairestcape]

As the good doctor indicates... There's a big difference between the VISIBLE length of the field, and the number of characters it should contain...

[J#xx]

Hi,

The database has a limit of 6 characters in it for this field, so even if you put more than that it would only return the first 6. However.. The fax bit is only a reference to the code I actually need to alter to specify a set length in the input box.

I tried the zen_set_field_length code but no luck, any suggestions ?

Cheers
J#xx
(Scott Perry)

[DrByte]

I tried the way I did it in create account but it gives me a blank page and won't have it !.

So ... when you got the blank page, what error was trapped in the debug log?

[J#xx]

Hi,

I did'nt use a debug thingy, What's a debug ? I just guessed it. But this time it still won't work. If you know the answer can you point me in the right direction as my boss is getting a little arsey.

Cheers
J#xx
(Scott Perry)

[DrByte]

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=82 ... see the utility mentioned in step 2a

[schoolboy]

I did'nt use a debug thingy, What's a debug ? I just guessed it...

Hey Scott... I once had a boss like that - wanted to know why I didn't know how to fix something up...

... so I learned how... pretty quickly too!

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