diff --git a/gw-insert.php b/gw-insert.php
index 8e8352a..7794dcd 100644
--- a/gw-insert.php
+++ b/gw-insert.php
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 include_once 'gw-connect.php';
 $con = new mysqli(DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASS, DATABASE_NAME);
 //post data section
+# just testing max gold value - should be 9999
+$gold = $_POST['droppedgold'];
 $droptype = mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['droptype']); //this dictates if the drop was a weapon/rune/material
 $locid = mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['location']); //this is `treasurelocation`.`treasureid` in the database
 echo 'The droptype variable is set to ' . $droptype . '<BR />';
 echo 'The locid variable is set to ' . $locid . '<BR />';
-echo 'Return to <A HREF="gw-record.php">data recording</A> page';
+echo 'The amount of gold dropped was ' . $gold . '<BR />';
+echo '<BR />Return to <A HREF="gw-record.php">data recording</A> page';
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gw-record.php b/gw-record.php
index adec28d..551c32b 100644
--- a/gw-record.php
+++ b/gw-record.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if ($whatdropped == "1"){
 		echo '<OPTION VALUE="' . $typeid . '">' . $weapon . '</OPTION>';
 	}
 	echo '</SELECT>';
-	echo ' and <INPUT TYPE="NUMBER" NAME="droppedgold" MAXLENGTH="4"> gold pieces.';
+	echo ' and <INPUT TYPE="NUMBER" NAME="droppedgold" SIZE="4" MAXLENGTH="4"> gold pieces.';
 	echo '<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="droptype" VALUE="1"><INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="location" VALUE="' . $locid .'">';
 	echo ' <BR /><CENTER><INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Click me!"></FORM></CENTER><BR />';
 } else if ($whatdropped == "2"){