if you want to know how you can count the number of charters submitted in a textarea form, this short script will show you how you can. its very simple. the main component here is the Field.value.length

if you are using windows, open a blank notepad, copy and paste the following code:

<!--
############## CREATED BY WWW.WEBUNE.COM ###############
############## COPYRIGHT UGN/GPL 2010 #################
############# PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS ###############
-->
<p>This small script shows you how to get the javascript value in a web form.<br /></p>

<script type="text/javascript">
function alertselected(){
	var Field = document.getElementById('sample');
 alert('selectedIndex = ' + Field.checked + ' \n value = ' + Field.value + ' \n type = ' + Field.type + ' \n length = ' + Field.value.length );
}
</script>

<form id="someform">
agree to terms: 
<textarea type="checkbox" id="sample"></textarea><br />



<input type="button" onClick="alertselected()" value="alert" />
</form>

<p><img src="http://www.webune.com/images/headers/default_logo.jpg" /></p>
<p>Script Created by www.<a href="http://www.webune.com">Webune.com</a></p>

2. now save the file as form-textarea.html - after you have saved it, open it with your browser and see it action. it will tell you how many character you entered in the textarea field

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DEMO

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hope that helps