Check for Maximum Number of Charactors

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Description:

Verifies that the number of charactors being submitted is less that a certain length.

JavaScript Functions:
<script type="text/javascript"> <!-- function checkchars(cur){ //change max length to determine below var maxlength=75 if (cur.chars.value.length>maxlength){ alert("The text must be 75 characters or less!") return false } } //--> </script>

HTML Script:
<form onsubmit="return checkchars(this)"> <strong>Type a message less than 75 characrtors in length:</strong><br><textarea rows="5" cols="38" name="chars"></textarea> <br><input type="submit" value="Submit!"> </form>