Validate Word Count in Text Field

[Guest]

Hi. I need a method to validate the number of words in a text field. For example: A user has an option to chose the number of words they want to display. I need to pass this variable on, and use it to restrict them to the number of words they originally selected. So, if they picked 14 words, the the field where they enter the words won't let them go over 14 (and will tell them if they're a few words short).

Thanks for your help.

[Dinghus]

Here is a link to a Javascript that does this. You would just need to modify it for your needs ie autodetect the number of words.

[mvierow]

For the server-side, you can use listLen() with space as the delimiter as a crude way to confirm.

[Dinghus]

Ooops here is the link http://javascript.internet.com/forms/word-count.html