Set a Limit in Using a Comb in a Text Field

I have a Text Field that has a Comb of 6 characters. The uses should input either a 5 or 6 characters in this field. Is there a way to give an error message if the user does not input at least 5 characters?
Thanks for you assistance,
Parre

Try this code in the Exit event of the field with JavaScript as the language..
if(TextField1.rawValue.length<5){
xfa.host.messageBox("The field length should be minimum 5 characters");
xfa.host.setFocus(this);
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Hello and thanks in advance for your help!
I would like to limit the amount of characters of the text field based on the first digit of the number (the text field is only limited to a number format...no decimals, no commas).
For example, if the number begins with a 3, I would like to limit the text field to allow only ten characters. I have three scenarios but if I could get started with some code and what is the best place to add it (keystroke or validation?) I can take it from there. Thanks again for your help!!

I've written this code for you that does that. Use it as the field's custom Keystroke code:
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For example, if you enter "234567890123456" then you can't remove the "2" at the start because that would result in an invalid number. You can remove any of the other digits, though, and when it's 10 digits or less then you could remove the starting "2" as well.

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That code will set the TextFields length to 9 standard charecters (might not be 9 though) To limit the number of charecters and throw an error message I would use a listener on the textField. Perhaps a keyListener that keeps track of the number of charecters. ( swing has document listeners which are really nice )

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Thank you GKaiseril!
From the examples by Chris Dahl, I edited the script in the text field editing dialog to reflect the title I had given the field. That fixed the problem of today's date disappearing as soon as I tabbed to the next field.
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I have virtually no experience with JavaScript and I am trying to figure out how to add some basic automation features to an Adobe form. I have a drop down box called "Hospital_Name" that will contain approximately 7 possible selections. When the user makes a selection, I would like to have the text field (called "Hospital_Address") below the drop down box populate with the corresponding address for the selection. I have the "Hospital_Address" text field configured for multiple lines and would like the address to have a line break between the street address and the city/state/zip.
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1:Console:Exec
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