Hi Eric. Thanks for your reply.

Does the MaxLength property determeinw whether the field is filled with spaces ?

Regards,
Gerard



>If your field is defined with the CHAR datatype, it is completly filled with spaces and you need to delete them before entering new characters.
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>You should use VARCHAR fields or TRIM them before binding them to the control.
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>>Hi. I have a TextBox control on a Wb Form , and have set a it's MaxLength property to the no. of characters in th database.
>>When I try to enter data into the text box, the cursor does not move. I have to keep my finger down on the delete key for a few seconds...its as if the control is padded out with spaces, perhaps up to the maxlength, and until I delete these, it does not let me enter any data.
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>>If I take off the MaLength propery (i.i. set i to zero) I can enter data fine.
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>>Anybody got any ideas whats going on here ?
>>regards,
>>Gerard