Re: [WebDNA] OT: length of an HTML form input's 'name' parameter?

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2010


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 104676
interpreted = N
texte = --Apple-Mail-4--899838759 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit yeah, I can test a few things here.. but was hoping for a list of what to expect on browsers that are still in use but that I am not likely to fiddle with any time soon if ever again (e.g. older IE versions.) On Feb 2, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Terry Wilson wrote: > I came across this issue a while back with the limit of a webDNA > text variable name (not value). Using trial and error, I discovered > the maximum was 49 chars. Perhaps you can perform some of your own > trial and error and let us know what you find out for form variable > names. Of course, this does not necessarily confirm what the w3 > standard definition is. Just try it in as many browsers as you can. > It seems that limits go up rather than down, so I'd say you'd be > safe that if it works today, it will work tomorrow, next week, next > year... > > Terry --Apple-Mail-4--899838759 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable yeah, I can test a few things = here.. but was hoping for a list of what to expect on browsers that are = still in use but that I am not likely to fiddle with any time soon if = ever again (e.g. older IE versions.)

On Feb 2, 2010, = at 8:50 PM, Terry Wilson wrote:

I came across this issue a while back with = the limit of a webDNA text variable name (not value). Using trial and = error, I discovered the maximum was 49 chars. Perhaps you can perform = some of your own trial and error and let us know what you find out for = form variable names. Of course, this does not necessarily confirm what = the w3 standard definition is. Just try it in as many browsers as you = can. It seems that limits go up rather than down, so I'd say you'd be = safe that if it works today, it will work tomorrow, next week, next = year...

Terry

= --Apple-Mail-4--899838759-- Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] OT: length of an HTML form input's 'name' parameter? (Donovan Brooke 2010)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] OT: length of an HTML form input's 'name' parameter? (Govinda 2010)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] OT: length of an HTML form input's 'name' parameter? (Govinda 2010)
  4. [WebDNA] OT: length of an HTML form input's 'name' parameter? (Govinda 2010)
--Apple-Mail-4--899838759 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit yeah, I can test a few things here.. but was hoping for a list of what to expect on browsers that are still in use but that I am not likely to fiddle with any time soon if ever again (e.g. older IE versions.) On Feb 2, 2010, at 8:50 PM, Terry Wilson wrote: > I came across this issue a while back with the limit of a webDNA > text variable name (not value). Using trial and error, I discovered > the maximum was 49 chars. Perhaps you can perform some of your own > trial and error and let us know what you find out for form variable > names. Of course, this does not necessarily confirm what the w3 > standard definition is. Just try it in as many browsers as you can. > It seems that limits go up rather than down, so I'd say you'd be > safe that if it works today, it will work tomorrow, next week, next > year... > > Terry --Apple-Mail-4--899838759 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable yeah, I can test a few things = here.. but was hoping for a list of what to expect on browsers that are = still in use but that I am not likely to fiddle with any time soon if = ever again (e.g. older IE versions.)

On Feb 2, 2010, = at 8:50 PM, Terry Wilson wrote:

I came across this issue a while back with = the limit of a webDNA text variable name (not value). Using trial and = error, I discovered the maximum was 49 chars. Perhaps you can perform = some of your own trial and error and let us know what you find out for = form variable names. Of course, this does not necessarily confirm what = the w3 standard definition is. Just try it in as many browsers as you = can. It seems that limits go up rather than down, so I'd say you'd be = safe that if it works today, it will work tomorrow, next week, next = year...

Terry

= --Apple-Mail-4--899838759-- Govinda

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