How I can count the characters of Input command

[mentalthink]

Hi guys, sorry if this was comment in the forum, but I don't remind how done this.

Code: (glbasic) [Select]


IF LEN(self.button_Name$ )<7

     INPUT self.button_Name$  , self.x, self.y+50

ENDIF
Basically I want do , using input command, I only can write N( 7 ) characters.

Thanks

[MrTAToad]

DEBUG (or use PRINT) LEFT$(self.button_Name$,7)

[mentalthink]

Thanks mrT

[msx]

Why not use INKEY$?. So, you could filter the characters entered in real time.

Code: (glbasic) [Select]

GLOBAL name$, N=7, letter$

WHILE LEN(name$)<=N
letter$=INKEY$()
name$=name$+letter$
PRINT name$+"_",0,0
SHOWSCREEN
WEND

[erico]

Nice, I was wondering about that too.

[MrTAToad]

INKEY would indeed be the more professional way of doing it.

[mentalthink]

Thanks MSX I don't thought-out, really this is I need.

The problem in input you can't say the max number of chars...

Thanks a lot.