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set maximum length [message #384761]

Thu, 05 February 2009 01:28

raj2011
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Registered: January 2009
Location: MANAMA

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Hi,

is there anyway to set the maximum length for an item at run time?

help shows it's not possible.

i have a requirement to set the maximum length for an item at runtime

Regards

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Re: set maximum length [message #384763 is a reply to message #384761]

Thu, 05 February 2009 01:58

mm_kanish05
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Chennai

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is it length vary dynamically at time to time?

or fixed length but on runtime u want to utilize then length

kanish

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Re: set maximum length [message #384776 is a reply to message #384763]

Thu, 05 February 2009 02:58

raj2011
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Registered: January 2009
Location: MANAMA

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it's a fixed length,but i will know only at runtime

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Re: set maximum length [message #384778 is a reply to message #384776]

Thu, 05 February 2009 03:00

Littlefoot
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Registered: June 2005
Location: Croatia, Europe

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Well, you might create an item by setting length to the maximum, and later - when you find out its "real" length - check whether value entered into an item exceeds this length (in the WHEN-VALIDATE-ITEM trigger, for example).

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