FP98: Prompt to Enter "at Least 'x' characters" Submitting Form

ID: Q191654

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

You may receive a message similar to the following when you submit a form from a web browser:

Please enter at least x characters in the "<field name>" field.
where x represents the minimum data length and <field name> represents the name or display name of the form field.

NOTE: The minimum data length and display name are set in the Text Box Validation dialog box (right-click the form field and then click Form Field Validation). The name of the field is set in the Text Box Properties dialog box (right-click the form field and then click Form Field Properties). The display name overrides the name assigned to the form field.

This message appears whether or not you selected the Required check box in the Text Box Validation dialog box.


CAUSE

The validation script run by FrontPage requires that you enter the minimum number of characters specified in the Minimum Length box in the Text Box Validation dialog box.


RESOLUTION

When you receive the message described in the "Symptoms" section of this article, note the number of characters you need to type and then click OK. Enter the number of characters indicated by the message in the form field and then submit the form.

-or-

Do not enter a value in the Minimum Length box in the Text Box Validation dialog box.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 98 form field 


Keywords          : fpedit 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1999