Getting error saying 'not an object'... 1

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Hi,

I have the following code:

...
if (document.applicationForm.firstname.value == "&quot
{
alert("Please enter your first name."

document.applicationForm.firstname.select();

document.applicationForm.firstnamelabel.focus();

return false;

}

When this runs, I get the error saying document.applicationForm.firstnamelabel is not an object. However, it is defined further down the page in the form as follows:

<tr>
<td valign=&quot;top&quot; WIDTH=&quot;30%&quot;>
<b><LABEL ID=&quot;firstnamelabel&quot; FOR=&quot;firstname&quot;>First Name:</LABEL></b><br>
</td>
<td valign=&quot;top&quot; WIDTH=&quot;65%&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=&quot;Text&quot; NAME=&quot;firstname&quot; VALUE=&quot;&quot; MAXLENGTH=&quot;40&quot; ID=&quot;firstname&quot; TABINDEX=&quot;1&quot; onFocus=&quot;nextfield ='lastname';&quot;>
</td>
</tr>

Could anyone let me know what I've done wrong here? Thanks

 

[luciddream]

document.applicationForm.firstnamelabel.focus();

should be:

firstnamelabel.focus();


luciddream@subdimension.com

 

[jaredn]

Labels are not including in the form namespace or elements array. Just use:

firstnamelabel.focus() jared@eae.net -

http://webfx.eae.net

 

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Thanks for the suggestion...this doesn't work quite right for me... it highlights the url in the address bar in IE, and Netscape 4.7 ignores it and goes on with submitting the form (says firsnamelabel is 'undefined').

I am trying to put focus on the label and select the contents of the textbox the user didn't fill in. I was doing it by just setting focus to the text box, which worked fine except that in Netscape (4.7 only) the page would shift over so that the text box would be at the left side of the screen, causing the user to have to scroll over to see the label...

Any suggestions please?