Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

[GRM]

MM5.5 I need to limit the characters in the text box in product attributes for engraving purposes. Does anyone know if it can be done. I would like to limit it depending on the size selected.
George

[alphabet]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

Use the max attribute, for example:

<input type="text" size="20" max="25">

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

I would if I knew where that file is kept. What is the folder and file name for attributes?

[alphabet]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

It most likely is something that you would add to your PAGE > PROD > product attribute template, or to your product template manager. You may need to surround it with conditionals.

max attribute is for html5, maxlength attribute is for html4.

Here are some links:

http://www.w3schools.com/html5/att_input_max.asp

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_maxlength.asp

Hope this helps,

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

I got it to work. I went into Pages - Product Display and then under tab Product Attribute Template.
I added the bold info below. Which is good but now I have to figure out how to switch it to different lengths when different attributes are selected.
<mvt:if expr="l.settings:attribute:type EQ 'text'">
<td align="left" valign="top">
<mvt:item name="fonts" param="body_font">
<input type="text" size="20" maxlength="14" name="Product_Attributes[&mvt:attribute:index;]:value" value="&mvte:attribute:value;">
</mvt:item>
</td>

[alphabet]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

You can add some javascript that will change the maxlength value onSelect event. Not to difficult.

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

Can you give me an example of what it would look like?

[alphabet]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

Something like this but you will have to tweek it to suite your needs:

Add an id to your input:

<input type="text" id="embtxt" size="20" maxlength="14" name="Product_Attributes[&mvt:attribute:index;]:value" value="&mvte:attribute:value;">

Create a function:

<script type="text/javascript">

function embLength(embHght,embLngth) {
getElementById('embtxt').maxlength.value=embLngth;
}

</script>

Call the function on the onSelect event passing the selected height and its maxlength.

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

Thanks,
I will have to take and study and try to configure out how to get the check boxes attributes to make this work.

[alphabet]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

If it's a checkbox add:

<input type="checkbox" onClick="embLength(this, 15)">

Where the number is the maxlength.

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

What if it's multiple checkboxes? How do I separate them?

[alphabet]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

Not sure what you mean.

If the checkboxes are mutually exclusive then it should be a radio or select input.

If the checkboxes have separate text inputs then you would have to give the text inputs separate id's.

If you have problems dynamically generating id's and maxlength arguments, then you may need to use an option's weight field in the product > edit > attribute tab > option > weight line.

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

I have 8 checkboxes, checking any 4 of the eight would respresent one size and the other 4 would respresent the the other for engraving. This is on 200+ products but with one attribute template. I could have used radio buttons but I chose checkboxes instead.
One would allow 14 characters for engraving and the other 12.
GRM

[Bruce - PhosphorMedia]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

yea, i was going to ask...how can check boxes have a "length"....what you really are asking here is how can i control HOW MANY checkboxes are selected. (search on javascriptsource.com...probably have something there...i try to avoid javascript<g>)

[GRM]

Re: Limiting Characters in Attribute Text Box

No, when a customer checks a checkbox, they are choosing size and type. They then has an option for engraving which is limited by what they checked. Some checkboxes would give the option for 14 characters of engraving and others would be 12 characters for engraving. So what I was looking for is when a customer would choose large, they would be able to put in 14 characters or if they chose small it would limit them to 12 characters.
GRM