vbscript, How to Set Focus to a Form Field

Hossei
#1 / 6

How to Set Focus to a Form Field

Does anyone know how to set focus to a field in an HTML form? I know you can
use the SetFocus method if you use the Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX control
on a page. But I'm looking for the equivalent code to use with just HTML
forms?

Thanks,
Hossein Mafinejad

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

WebSlinge
#2 / 6

How to Set Focus to a Form Field

myfield.focus() in JScript.....

Quote:

>Does anyone know how to set focus to a field in an HTML form? I know you
can
>use the SetFocus method if you use the Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX control
>on a page. But I'm looking for the equivalent code to use with just HTML
>forms?

>Thanks,
>Hossein Mafinejad

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Aaron Bertran
#3 / 6

How to Set Focus to a Form Field

You have to use client-side scripting for that.

<html>
<head>
<script>
function focusMe() {
document.form1.element1.focus()

Quote:

}

</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="focusMe()">
<form name=form1>
<input type=text name=element1>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Cheers,
Aaron Bertrand
Lead Integrator
w a t e r w o r k s i n t e r a c t i v e i n c .
http://www.waterworksia.com/
(reply-to altered)

Quote:

>Does anyone know how to set focus to a field in an HTML form? I know you
can
>use the SetFocus method if you use the Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX control
>on a page. But I'm looking for the equivalent code to use with just HTML
>forms?

>Thanks,
>Hossein Mafinejad

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Catherine Del Pont
#4 / 6

How to Set Focus to a Form Field

Quote:

>Does anyone know how to set focus to a field in an HTML form? I know you
can
>use the SetFocus method if you use the Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX control
>on a page. But I'm looking for the equivalent code to use with just HTML
>forms?

>Thanks,
>Hossein Mafinejad

Mon, 30 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Srikanth Parameswara
#5 / 6

How to Set Focus to a Form Field

Curious to know how to do this, as I have a very similar
requirement

Thanks
Sri

Mon, 30 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT

Tom Kare
#6 / 6

How to Set Focus to a Form Field

Use Javascript

EX:

Here is the form field

Here is some Javascript
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Activate Cloaking Device
//

function StartUp()
{
document.formShape.Shape.focus();
some other stuff etc.....
}
// Deactivate Cloaking -->
</SCRIPT>

Put this at the very end of your asp

or use the body onload event to call startup or just put the focus call into
the onload event.

Tom

Quote:

>>Does anyone know how to set focus to a field in an HTML form? I know you
>can
>>use the SetFocus method if you use the Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX control
>>on a page. But I'm looking for the equivalent code to use with just HTML
>>forms?

>>Thanks,
>>Hossein Mafinejad

Mon, 30 Oct 2000 03:00:00 GMT