limiting the number of letters in a message

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Jan 21 2002, 12:34 pm
well the title says it, in a attempt to stop any type of flooding of messages, i want to limit the amout of letters in a message, i forgot how >.< will someone please tell me how again, and if it would affect the thing to stop html from being used was my other question thanks =)
Jan 21 2002, 12:36 pm
Look up:

length

copytext

html_encode.
Jan 21 2002, 12:38 pm
In response to Nadrew
now im just confused >.< i know how to do the HTML one already btw =)
Jan 21 2002, 12:42 pm
In response to dbz73
well i got it =) now im going to look over it, and try to learn how it was done. =)
Jan 21 2002, 12:43 pm
In response to dbz73
Here's an example:

mob/verb/Say(T as text)
    if(length(T)>100)
        usr<<"Too long!"
    else
        world<<"[usr]:  [html_encode(T)]"
Jan 21 2002, 12:48 pm
In response to Nadrew
ohhhh! I get it! Thanks, but I already had a working thing, but thanks now I actually understand it.
Jan 21 2002, 5:51 pm
In response to dbz73
Heh yet another side effect of illiterate people (either that or he's too lazy to spend 30 seconds in the F1 menu...)
Jan 23 2002, 12:40 pm
In response to Dreq
Dreq wrote:
Heh yet another side effect of illiterate people (either that or he's too lazy to spend 30 seconds in the F1 menu...)

That was mean! I read it, i just was confused by it.
Jan 23 2002, 12:42 pm
In response to dbz73
Mean, but funny..
Jan 23 2002, 12:47 pm
In response to Nadrew
Nadrew wrote:
Mean, but funny..

eh kinda, but i spent more then 30 secconds in F1