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Text area mode not making text area
   When I am trying to make a text box (ie.. like the one you're typing in for this message board message) it does not create it. Here's my .cfg file line for it..

'Comments' => [14, 'alpha', 40x5, 1000, 0, 'Extra comments.', '']

which of course is all one line.. the output form will just put Comments: and not even a box to type anything into it. I looked at the HTML it generated and it says

<input type=text name="Comments" value="Extra comments." size="4040404040" maxlength="1000">

insteaad of the HTML <textarea> command ..
Anyone know how come this is happening?
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Re: Text area mode not making text area In reply to
Welp, that is because you forgot the single quotes around the 40x5. Smile

Your codes should read as follows:

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'Comments' => [14, 'alpha', '40x5', 1000, 0, 'Extra comments.', '']

That should work if you have the auto-generation variable ($db_auto_generate) turned on. If you do not have this variable turned on (with a value of 1), then you need to make your own <TEXTAREA...></TEXTAREA> HTML codes.

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Founder and Editor
Anthro TECH, L.L.C
http://www.anthrotech.com/
info@anthrotech.com
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Coconino Community College
http://www.coco.cc.az.us/
Web Technology
Coordinator
elee@coco.cc.az.us

[This message has been edited by Eliot (edited September 14, 1999).]

[This message has been edited by Eliot (edited September 14, 1999).]
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Re: Text area mode not making text area In reply to
Okay, then JPDeni's web site's configurator needs to be changed..heh. I used it to make that..

Richard
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Re: Text area mode not making text area In reply to
Did it work? If so, then I would recommend sending an email directly to Carol to notify this particular bug.

Smile

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Founder and Editor
Anthro TECH, L.L.C
http://www.anthrotech.com/
info@anthrotech.com
==========================
Coconino Community College
http://www.coco.cc.az.us/
Web Technology
Coordinator
elee@coco.cc.az.us
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Re: Text area mode not making text area In reply to
Eliot,

Yes, I put the single quotes around it and it worked. Thank you for the info. Now I'm going to e-mail her to let her know about that.

Richard