Index: lams_tool_survey/conf/language/ApplicationResources.properties
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diff -u -r18b94d13f546c2c8e4339c2f63f67c996a4c9887 -r6407bfaad9bba4cc1ad88be51080fd0c5c206e3e
--- lams_tool_survey/conf/language/ApplicationResources.properties	(.../ApplicationResources.properties)	(revision 18b94d13f546c2c8e4339c2f63f67c996a4c9887)
+++ lams_tool_survey/conf/language/ApplicationResources.properties	(.../ApplicationResources.properties)	(revision 6407bfaad9bba4cc1ad88be51080fd0c5c206e3e)
@@ -153,4 +153,5 @@
 
 message.no.reflection.available = No notebook available
 label.monitoring..button.export.excel=Export Report
-error.monitoring.export.excel=Export Survey report failed because of this: {0}
\ No newline at end of file
+error.monitoring.export.excel=Export Survey report failed because of this: {0}
+errors.maxfilesize  =The uploaded file has exceeded the maximum file size limit of {0} bytes
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/web/action/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -rd2bd2447935a6088d331c661602630854ecc37a5 -r6407bfaad9bba4cc1ad88be51080fd0c5c206e3e
--- lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/web/action/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision d2bd2447935a6088d331c661602630854ecc37a5)
+++ lams_tool_survey/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/survey/web/action/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 6407bfaad9bba4cc1ad88be51080fd0c5c206e3e)
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.survey.web.form.QuestionForm;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.survey.web.form.SurveyForm;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileValidatorUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.session.SessionManager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
@@ -658,7 +659,13 @@
 		if(file == null || StringUtils.isBlank(file.getFileName()))
 		    return mapping.findForward(SurveyConstants.SUCCESS);
 		
-		
+		ActionMessages errors = new ActionMessages();
+		FileValidatorUtil.validateFileSize(file, true, errors );
+		if(!errors.isEmpty()){
+			this.saveErrors(request, errors);
+			return mapping.findForward("success");
+		}
+
 		ISurveyService service = getSurveyService();
 		//upload to repository
 		SurveyAttachment  att = service.uploadInstructionFile(file, type);
@@ -991,6 +998,7 @@
 //			ActionMessage error = new ActionMessage("error.title.empty");
 //			errors.add(ActionMessages.GLOBAL_MESSAGE, error);
 //		}
+		
 		//define it later mode(TEACHER) skip below validation.
 		String modeStr = request.getParameter(AttributeNames.ATTR_MODE);
 		if(StringUtils.equals(modeStr, ToolAccessMode.TEACHER.toString())){