Form cursor focus

EmmaGale · #1 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 08:09 AM

ASP/VBScript Forms

Could someone please tell me how I get the cursor to focus on the top box when a page is opened.

I have a number of pages which request information and every time the paeg opens you have to place the cursor in the top box.

kind regards
emma

mikesmith76 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 08:12 AM

you'll need to do this with javascript as opposed to ASP as it's actually done by the clients browser when they load the page. The onload event of the body tag should do it e.g.

<body onload="javascript: somefield.focus();">

This should do what you need

Mike

EmmaGale · #3 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 08:36 AM

Thank you for your reply.

Im using Dreamweaver templates and I cannot put an editable region around the body tag.

Is there anyway I can do this within the form within the head of the document?

mikesmith76 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 09:08 AM

you can place the following javascript in the page anywhere after the form

<script type="text/javascript">

</script>

replacing form_name and field_name as appropriate. not the best solution but it should work. note it has to be after the form in the html, otherwise you will get javascript errors

hope this helps

mike

EmmaGale · #5 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 09:30 AM

It works perfectly.

Thank you so much for your help.

Kind regards
Emma

mikesmith76 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-13-2005, 10:49 AM

no worries glad i could be of service