Limit characters in a string input

Hi,
In LabVIEW, I'm trying to limit the number of input char entered by the operatot to 8 char. How do I set the string field to accept only 8 char and ignore the rest.
Thanks
Dan

Here you go Dev.
Regards,
Chetan Kap
Application Engineering
National Instruments
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