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How can I define the number of text characters that can be entered into a defined area?

What is a "defined area"?

If your question is how to limit the number of characters the user is allow to enter into a field, you can set field validation to "Length(YourFieldName)<10" or whatever your length limit is.

-bd

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Thank you bd, I think you have got the right idea.

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Unfortunately I am not getting what I want. I want to limit the amount of text I can put in the field. Field Validation is allowing me to enter more info that I want to allow, and then it post a message and lets me click OK or Revert. If I click OK it leaves me where I was and If I click revert it erases everything. I want to alert people when they have reached the total text the field will allow and not let them enter anymore. Is this possible?

RED

That is not possible. Filemaker does not evaluate keystroke by keystroke, it evaluates after you exit the field.

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