Cursor placement on a form 1

SuperComputing · Oct 12, 2007

I have a single entry form on an .asp page that reads in a barcode number and queries a database and returns the details for that item.

When the page first loads, and when it reloads after the query, I need the cursor to be automatically placed into the input for the form.

Is there an easy way to do this, or will I have to use java?

Thank You!

gmmastros · Oct 12, 2007

Use the onload property in your body tag.

[tt][blue]<body onload="document.form.password.focus()">[/blue][/tt]

Of course, you'll have to change it a bit to accomodate your page.

-George

"The great things about standards is that there are so many to choose from." - Fortune Cookie Wisdom

SuperComputing · Oct 12, 2007

I tried several variations of:

<body onload="document.form.password.focus()">

and nothing worked. So I did a little more reading and realized that I had my field named, but not my form. So I changed:

<form action="results.asp" method="post">
<input type="text" name="upc">

to:

<form name=form action="results.asp" method="post">
<input type="text" name="upc">
and
<body onload="document.form.upc.focus()">

and everything is working perfectly.

Thank you again for your help!

tsuji · Oct 12, 2007

Try not to name the form "form", would you?

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Cursor placement on a form 1

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