Index: lams_tool_scribe/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scribe/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r51cd744e821c2602f453bedcd22f89887f92d468 -rb4b057cd37f8c643459b4a83f99994f8a0dfe5ee
--- lams_tool_scribe/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scribe/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 51cd744e821c2602f453bedcd22f89887f92d468)
+++ lams_tool_scribe/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/scribe/web/actions/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision b4b057cd37f8c643459b4a83f99994f8a0dfe5ee)
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
+import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMessages;
 import org.apache.struts.upload.FormFile;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.web.AuthoringConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.client.IToolContentHandler;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.scribe.service.ScribeServiceProxy;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.scribe.util.ScribeConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.scribe.web.forms.AuthoringForm;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.FileValidatorUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.action.LamsDispatchAction;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
@@ -422,7 +424,16 @@
 
 			savedFiles = getAttList(KEY_ONLINE_FILES, map);
 		}
-
+		
+		//validate file max size
+		ActionMessages errors = new ActionMessages();
+		FileValidatorUtil.validateFileSize(file, true, errors );
+		if(!errors.isEmpty()){
+			request.setAttribute(ScribeConstants.ATTR_SESSION_MAP, map);
+			this.saveErrors(request, errors);
+			return mapping.findForward("success");
+		}
+		
 		if (file.getFileName().length() != 0) {
 
 			// upload file to repository
Index: lams_tool_scribe/web/pages/authoring/authoring.jsp
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diff -u -r51cd744e821c2602f453bedcd22f89887f92d468 -rb4b057cd37f8c643459b4a83f99994f8a0dfe5ee
--- lams_tool_scribe/web/pages/authoring/authoring.jsp	(.../authoring.jsp)	(revision 51cd744e821c2602f453bedcd22f89887f92d468)
+++ lams_tool_scribe/web/pages/authoring/authoring.jsp	(.../authoring.jsp)	(revision b4b057cd37f8c643459b4a83f99994f8a0dfe5ee)
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
 			<c:if test="${unsavedChanges}">
 				<fmt:message key="message.unsavedChanges" />
 			</c:if>
+			<logic:messagesPresent>
+				<p class="warning">
+				        <html:messages id="error">
+				            <c:out value="${error}" escapeXml="false"/><br/>
+				        </html:messages>
+				</p>
+			</logic:messagesPresent>			
 		</div>
 
 		<lams:help toolSignature="<%=ScribeConstants.TOOL_SIGNATURE%>"