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limit number of characters in members name?
« on: January 02, 2002, 06:12:58 PM »		 Reply with quote
how do i do this?
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Re:limit number of characters in members name?
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2002, 06:32:07 PM »		 Reply with quote
Easy way would be to set a limit on the text box that people use to register.  Just add a maxlength="num" parameter to the text field.
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2002, 03:05:21 AM »		 Reply with quote
i think you better add that to the se service pack
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2002, 02:27:18 PM »		 Reply with quote
Why?
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2002, 01:56:22 AM »		 Reply with quote
is: input type=text name=user size=20 maxlength=18

what i'm looking for?  thats what it was on y1g...
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2002, 02:15:26 AM »		 Reply with quote
i was going to ask that too, but it is answered. people need that function.
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2002, 02:24:30 AM »		 Reply with quote
Doesn't need to be added in as default, you guys can add the simple HTML, yes the above is correct.
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« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2002, 10:04:02 PM »		 Reply with quote
Hey i need some help, today someone on my forums changed their name seen by other members (not login name) visible name into 70 letters long.  please let me know how to prevent this.
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« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2002, 10:05:48 PM »		 Reply with quote
Add the max length thing to the text box in modify profile in Profile.php
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2002, 11:40:20 PM »		 Reply with quote
can you tell me what code on what line i should be looking for?
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