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Sensibilium
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The code below should give you what you need. However, my Javascript ain't the best in the world, so you may want to alter that to be more specific to your forms.
Ensure that the Javascript comes after the form in the HTML, otherwise it won't work.
Ahdkaw
Ensure that the Javascript comes after the form in the HTML, otherwise it won't work.
Code:
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<form name="myform">
<input type="text" name="myinput1" />
<input type="text" name="myinput2" />
<input type="text" name="myinput3" />
<input type="text" name="myinput4" />
<input type="text" name="myinput5" />
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
document.forms[document.forms.length-1].myinput1.focus();
//]]>
</script>
</body>
</html>Ahdkaw
Just a quick note to the code posted by ahdkaw - the first field of the LAST form on the page will be selected. Not a big deal normally - but depending on the source code order on the client browser it could cause unexpected results (if, for instance, a search form was after the main content in source order).
Cheers,
Jeff
[tt]Jeff's Page @ Code Couch
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What is Javascript? FAQ216-6094
Cheers,
Jeff
[tt]Jeff's Page @ Code Couch
[/tt]
What is Javascript? FAQ216-6094
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