Default Value Character Limit Increase

[Kylin]

I'm creating an application type of form using Xthreads but have run into a minor issue. The Default Value field (and likely other fields) only has a 255 character limit it seems. I need to increase this to about 1200 for the purposes I'm using this particular custom field for.

Is there a way to accomplish this? I assume the character limit is set in the php files. But the only thing I've found with a 255 limit was in threadfields.php. And after altering it, nothing seemed to change in terms of character limits.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

You need to modify the database, in particular, the threadfields table.  Don't modify any PHP code.

[Kylin]

Ah, guess that explains why nothing happened.

Databases are definitely my weak point in this arena. Is there a particular SQL query to run to change the character limit from 255 to whatever? The thread field in question is app_msg.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

If you have a database browser like phpMyAdmin, HeidiSQL etc, just modify the structure of the table and change 255 to 1500 or similar.

[Kylin]

Well, that was easy enough then. Everything is good to go now. Thanks!