05-25-2023 08:42 AM
Hello,
I've reviewed the documentation and so far have been unable to find the following information:
Maximum number of allowable characters in a text field - is it 40?
Are any special characters allowed (i.e. > < " etc.)?
Thanks
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05-25-2023 09:54 AM
Hi @kmd
I am not sure what you mean by text field, so I will assume it is the data entry in the Thing Register. As you know, those fields are define under Control List.
There are main kinds of control list : the NCodes and the Codes.
Ncodes is a decimal number with a precision of 28 digits, including 9 digits after the decimal point.
Codes - which is I think what you are refering to - is a text field character with 200 characters long.
Regarding the special characters, I am not aware of any in this solution. That being, I would strongly suggest that you stick to the "forbiden" characters for names of IDs in OS
/ | ! @ % # , ; ^ * + - = \ ? < > “ [ ] { } &
Please give a kudo if it helps! Thanks
05-25-2023 09:54 AM
Hi @kmd
I am not sure what you mean by text field, so I will assume it is the data entry in the Thing Register. As you know, those fields are define under Control List.
There are main kinds of control list : the NCodes and the Codes.
Ncodes is a decimal number with a precision of 28 digits, including 9 digits after the decimal point.
Codes - which is I think what you are refering to - is a text field character with 200 characters long.
Regarding the special characters, I am not aware of any in this solution. That being, I would strongly suggest that you stick to the "forbiden" characters for names of IDs in OS
/ | ! @ % # , ; ^ * + - = \ ? < > “ [ ] { } &
Please give a kudo if it helps! Thanks
05-25-2023 10:11 AM
Thanks very much Nicolas. I was simply referring to any field that allowed a text string. I believe the Code field setting is a column width setting of 200 but I could be wrong.
Appreciate you including the forbidden characters here - I imagine any max # of characters limitation in Thing Planner would follow other OS naming conventions and limitations. Thanks again
05-25-2023 10:21 AM
You are welcome @kmd
I would simply give it a try with 200 characters and 201 characters. The second one should show an error.
Have a good day!
08-04-2023 09:12 AM
Through testing we've found that the character limit for Codes is actually 185 characters (Code10 tested)