I would like to use the Length (text) function to show a user how many characters they are entering into a textfield.The only problem is the numerical value only shows when the user has left the text input field.Is there a way of having it count automatically whilst staying in the text input field. I remember trying to do something like this before and it involved a modification time of the text field, but I can't remember much else!

Any help would be appreciated

As far as I am aware, this is not currently possible. You may be able to use a plug-in to trigger a script to update a field's value, but I think that would still require leaving the field to trigger it.

Of course, the problem is that FileMaker cannot identify a change in field value (even if it was an unstored calculation) until the User exists the field. You are stuck with a plugin (or worse, a looping script) to pull it off. I believe it can be done with plugin; Clairvoyance (Ray's version) uses SecureFM to handle it.

Hi JT!! :laugh2:

Edited April 4, 200817 yr by Guest
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thanks for the replies, i shall check out that plugin