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Custom Field Issues
March 28, 2013, 09:49:38 am
Can you point me to any information regarding restricting the data field length of integers and numbers in custom fields?  I want to create a field for the last 4 digits of a SSN and another thing like that and force the user to the parameters I set…  can’t seem to find where to get that done…. this is a wordpress install (not my idea)....

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Re: Custom Field Issues
March 29, 2013, 05:59:13 am
You can not set the length of the integer type custom field in any definition. There are several ways to make sure the user only enters 4 digits:
* create a customized template that limits the size of the input field on the screen
* use the validateForm hook to add your own validation to a custom field
You should do both in a CiviCRM native extension.

More information can be found here:
http://book.civicrm.org/developer
and on creating extensions:
http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC42/Create+a+Module+Extension#CreateaModuleExtension-Addabasicwebpage
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Re: Custom Field Issues
March 30, 2013, 11:58:33 am
thats what ill do.  thanks for the reply

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Re: Custom Field Issues
March 31, 2013, 03:05:48 am
Let us know how you get on and shout here or on IRC if you need more help
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