Form Builder Query

[MarketingMD]

Hi. I'm running CMS Made Simple 1.7.1 "Escada".
On the extenstion form builder, I have created a form for a new business enquiry containing:
Full name.
Company.
Postcode.
Email address.

I have set them all up on the form builder main setting as:
Field Type:
'Text Input'

Required:
'Require a response for this Field'

Field Validation:
no validation

Maximum Length:
80 characters

Read Only:
(unticked)


My query: How do you set the minimum number of characters allowed to be inputted into the postcode field. Because although it is a response required field, you can get away with inputting just one letter and pressing submit.

Can I control the minimum character input on the text input field on my new form build?

Hope thats makes sense. Thanks

[uniqu3]

First thing i would advise you is upgrading your CMSMS version, for security reasons.

When adding a form field of type "Text Input" there is "Advanced Settings" tab now select for exampel "nummeric" in "Field Validation"
And you can limit character in "Maximum leght" field.

[MarketingMD]

Thank you very much for your reply. However the numeric value ultimately means the postcode lettering is not accepted.
I have tried fiddling around with the advanced settings for and looking at other form field than 'text Input' - for example creating 8 as the maximum chracter limit.

None of my trial options are working. It could do with a 'minimum character limit maybe this would solve it rather than just a maximum.

Is my thinking correct anyone - does the template not allow for this. Will will be inserting our own postcode lookup functionality in this field at some point which would eradicate this problem, but until then I will miss opportunities for fullpostcodes due to the lack of limitation.

Can anyone shed any light? would be much appreciated. Thanks


[Just to re-iterate, my problem is that a user can get away with inputting only one letter into the mandatory postcode field and I cannot find a setting that allows me to set a miminum character input.}

[uniqu3]

Well you could still have a look at a jQuery solution like http://www.position-absolute.com/articl ... is-a-mess/ or http://digitalbush.com/projects/masked-input-plugin/ or http://jquery.bassistance.de/validate/demo/