scripting jscript <textarea> count problem

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12/22/2005 12:45:02 PM count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> I'm trying to get a running count of characters in a textarea box for end users to see how many characters they have left...I've been trying to use the javascript code for this, as follows: (in <HEAD> section) < script="javascript > function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) { if (field.value.length > maxlimit) field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit); else countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length; } </script> (in <BODY> section) <form method="post" > (You may enter up to 250 characters.)<br> <textarea name=message wrap=physical cols=50 rows=9 onKeyDown="textCounter(this.form.message,this.form.remLen,250);" onKeyUp="textCounter(this.form.message,this.form.remLen,250);"> </textarea> <br> <input readonly type=text name=remLen size=3 maxlength=3 value="250"> characters left</font> </form> this is a common script out on the web, but for some reason, it will not work at all, and it doesn't generate an error to indicate why...I get the 250 in the count box, but it stays constant...other javascripts seem to run fine on the same page... can anyone clue me in on this? does anyone have an alternative that will do the same thing? TIA.. ba </pre> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT><br></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER class=homepagetext> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" > <tr><td align="left" valign="top" > <div id="AdPage" name="AdPage"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" valign="top"> <tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="350px"></td></tr> <tr><td><br/> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="350px"><script type="text/javascript"> lqm_channel=1; lqm_publisher=135; lqm_zone=1; lqm_format="7"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://a.lakequincy.com/s.js"></script> </td></tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td><br/> </td></tr> </table> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext9 nowrap><b><u> 12/22/2005 4:05:12 PM Re: <textarea> count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> "BA" <BA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:89FEDA83-58CC-4F3F-9061-559681C0429A@microsoft.com... the run do Will this alternative help? <html> <head> <title>textarea_count.htm</title> <script type="text/javascript"> function count(that) { var i = 250 - that.value.length document.getElementById("count").innerHTML = i; } </script> </head> <body> <form> <textarea name="message" cols="50" rows="9" onkeyup="count(this)"></textarea> <br> (You may enter up to 250 characters. You have <span id="count">250</span> left to enter.) </form> </body> </html> </pre> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT><br></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext9 nowrap><b><u> 12/22/2005 4:13:11 PM Re: <textarea> count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> ba said: It works for me in Firefox and IE. How are you testing it? Copy and paste the code into a new .html file and open it with your browser and you should see that it works. If it doesn't work in your page, maybe you have unrelated errors. </pre> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT><br></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext9 nowrap><b><u> 12/22/2005 9:03:00 PM Re: <textarea> count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> =?Utf-8?B?QkE=?= wrote on 22 dec 2005 in microsoft.public.scripting.jscript: First try to make a workable script call. -- Evertjan. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress) </pre> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT><br></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext9 nowrap><b><u> 12/22/2005 9:26:22 PM Re: <textarea> count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> =?Utf-8?B?QkE=?= wrote on 22 dec 2005 in [please do not toppost on usenet] Don't ask me, it was my suggestion to you. btw, your script line: < script="javascript" > does not work in IE6, and I suppose not even anywhere else. the other: < script language="javascript" > is deprecated quite some years in favour of: <script type='text/javascript'> A general advice is not to retype script into usenet postings, but to copy and past. -- Evertjan. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress) </pre> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT><br></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext9 nowrap><b><u> 12/23/2005 8:46:08 AM Re: <textarea> count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> BA wrote: A common error that could cause these symptoms is using two form elements with the same name. If, for example, you have two elements named "remLen", then the form will contain a COLLECTION named "remLen" with elements [0] and [1]. When you assign a value to this.form.remLen, you are creating a new [value] property for that COLLECTION object. As far as JScript is concerned, this is not an error, since you may have perfectly legitimate reasons to create custom properties for DOM objects. -- Dave Anderson Unsolicited commercial email will be read at a cost of $500 per message. Use of this email address implies consent to these terms. Please do not contact me directly or ask me to contact you directly for assistance. If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting. </pre> </TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT><br></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext9 nowrap><b><u> 12/23/2005 10:31:18 AM Re: <textarea> count problem</u></b></TD></TR> <TR><TD ALIGN=LEFT class=homepagetext> <pre class=homepagetext> BA wrote (at the top which pees anyone using a proper news reader RIGHT OFF): Hey BA, I tested your original script (with the biff script tag) and it didn't work, I tested it with a fixed script line and it worked, and McKirahan's solution works too.... BUT! when I first tested them, IE wouldn't run the actual script until I allowed the 'blocked content'. Is it possible you missed a blocked content alert at the top of the page? or maybe your IE sec policy is set to block 'potentially unsafe' content but NOT warn you. As a test I suggest setting the security level to 'low' and testing again. Regarding the 'blocked content': I think it's the fact that the script does something the user might not have agreed to that generates the alerts. Things like 'body onload=' tend to produce the same error and i reckon it doesn't like the onkeypress wotsits. 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