>To prevent this type of problem I use code like this for an ASP page:
>

><input style="HEIGHT: 20px;
>			LEFT: 760px;
>			POSITION: absolute;
>			TOP: 5px;
>			WIDTH: 70px;
>			FONT-SIZE: 9pt;"
>			id=txtLogNumber
>			name=txtLogNumber
>			value="< % ERROR: =oRS("lognumber") % >"
>			readonly
>			maxlength="< % ERROR: =oRS.fields("lognumber").definedsize % >">
>
>

My point to Michael was intended to highlight how sensitive the OLE-DB provider can be rather than point out an specific example.

Thanks for the tip on maxlenght, though.