text area

[Steve]

Hello,
I am trying to build a text editor with HTML. I need to display and edit
a large amount of data. I cannot use a text box or text area because they
will not send enough data to the server. How do I build an unlimited text
box?

Steve

 

[Andrew Urquhart]

*Steve* wrote in alt.html:

Hello,
I am trying to build a text editor with HTML. I need to display and edit
a large amount of data. I cannot use a text box or text area because they
will not send enough data to the server. How do I build an unlimited text
box?

I'm guessing here that your assumption is based on using a form
submission method of 'get'. Using 'post' instead I'd be surprised if you
could reach any arbitrary data limits set by your server. Are you really
seeing submission limits via 'post'?

 

[rf]

Hello,

Er, G'day.

I am trying to build a text editor with HTML.

A monumental task, considering that HTML is not a programming language but
rather a markup language.

I need to display and edit
a large amount of data.

Er, OK, we are already in trouble.

I cannot use a text box or text area because they
will not send enough data to the server.

This is correct. There are arbitrary limits. They depend on get or post but
they are usually limited to around 4K or so IIRC.

How do I build an unlimited text
box?

You don't.

Rethink your application. It is not suitable for expression in a web based
scenario.

 

[Jim Higson]

Er, G'day.


A monumental task, considering that HTML is not a programming language but
rather a markup language.


Er, OK, we are already in trouble.


This is correct. There are arbitrary limits. They depend on get or post
but they are usually limited to around 4K or so IIRC.


You don't.

Rethink your application. It is not suitable for expression in a web based
scenario.

Except possibly as Java applets.
Although that's more application programming than web programming. And I
don't know what hell you could do for those without a Java RTE?!

If you need to build a text editor (I don't know why, there are plenty
already) I think it would have to be offline.

 

[Amos E Wolfe]

Hello,
I am trying to build a text editor with HTML. I need to display and edit
a large amount of data. I cannot use a text box or text area because they
will not send enough data to the server. How do I build an unlimited text
box?

Steve

Why not suggest the user creates and saves a .txt file in Notepad (or
non-Windows equivalent) and then include a file upload form, complete with
"browse" button?

-=# Amos E Wolfe #=-