Browser Variable Length

[KSiva]

Is there any size limit for the text to pass to a variable?

Does all the browser get all the text. My friend advice some browser might cut off the text length as you pass a longer text to it! Is that true?

Cheers, Sivakumar Kandaraj
System Administrator,Web Programmer
Melbourne
Australia.

 

[SafariTECHPhoenix]

Well, I'm trying to figure out exactly what you are asking ... as there are different reasons for things like text being cut off.

If you are passing variables from a form to another page, you should always use "POST" because it will not cutoff any text from the variables - the amount of data allowed in a URL variable is limited and you risk losing some of it. Plus POST looks cleaner.

TEXT form fields only allow a max of 255 characters, whereas TEXTAREA fields are pretty much unlimited.

If you are posting to a database, the field in the DB will determine how much data is retained. i.e. If you have a TEXT field in the DB and it is set to 50 characters, but you pass 100 characters to it:

- in access it will only use the first 50 characters
- in SQL server it will give an error saying it will have to truncate the data.

In summary, if you do not have to pass data in a URL, don't - if you do, then keep it very brief to ensure proper transference.

Hope that helps,

Glen Palmer
SafariTECH

 

[KSiva]

Great Thanks Mate!

Guess I should have explained well. But appreicate that you got me and answered me!

Thanks Again! Sivakumar Kandaraj
System Administrator,Web Programmer
Melbourne
Australia.