Remove Max Characters Atrributes

[mellonade]

QUESTION: *WHY* do you want unlimited text on an attribute ? Typically the text attributes are used for product-specific notes such as custom wording to be imprinted on a t-shirt.
What kind of "unlimited" text are you trying to collect ?

first off, thanks for helping me out with the code; i wish i didnt have to turn to the forums every time i wanted to write my own php, but until i gain a better grasp of the language, i really appreciate your help.

to answer your question, i want to make a text box where people can give me specific and lengthy instructions, if necessary, on designing their product. my client is selling custom-made products (hand-made books, in this case), and this one particular 'product' is actually an add-on option for other products (people can purchase gold-stamped text for their books; they can tell my client where on the book they want it; if they want the same text applied to all the books or just one, etc.)

are there other, better ways of allowing a customer to write a note to accompany an order, specifically with one particular product? im open to any and all suggestions, this was just the first that came to mind.

thanks again for all the help :)

[DrByte]

If you're tying it to a specific product, then that attribute is likely the easiest way to directly link it.
You get more room for storing comments when using the "comments" field on the checkout pages though ... but those comments are stored as relative to the entire order, not to a particular product.

There are pro's and con's to each approach.

Ultimately you can decide what works best for you and your customers.