IE7 problem with input text maxlength

[JaneneMc]

I'm having an issue with IE7 truncating text in an input text field where I've used a default maxlength. IE7 seems to be limiting the length and the form simply doesn't work at all. I've also tried using a large # for maxlength and IE7 is still truncating. The form works fabulously in FF, but management has mandated support for IE7. Any ideas or workarounds?

Janene

[Fotiman]

What do you mean by "a default maxlength"? Have you assigned a maxlength attribute to your input? Can you post an example?

[JaneneMc]

By "default" I meant that I had not explicitly set the maxlength, which is supposed to allow an unlimited # of characters, according to the HTML standards.

An example... very basic stuff, which is part of why I'm baffled:

<input type="TEXT" name="nameSpec" size="45">

This should allow the user to put as much text into the input field as she wants, I thought(?)

Janene

[Fotiman]

Correct. It should (and does as far as I can tell) allow an unlimited number of characters. Do you have some sample text that is getting truncated? And are you sure there is no JavaScript applied to the input that is causing it to truncate?

[JaneneMc]

I've checked the scripts that are running and none of them appear to modify the text the user put into the field. It simply does some content checking (no modification) then submits the form. It is submitting it via a "get" - could that be truncating the field?

Janene

[JaneneMc]

Aha, that's what it is, IE restricts the length of a URL to 2083.

Thanks for the help in pointing me to this issue.

Here's the article I found, if anyone else is interested:

[boutell.com...]