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Setting focus in ASP

Answer 1

+1 A:

<body onload="javascript:docuument.psForm.password.focus();">

should be

<body onload="javascript:document.psForm.password.focus();">

Check spelling...

Otávio Décio 2009-02-02 21:03:39

Thanks for catching that, but it didn’t help.

NitroxDM 2009-02-02 21:51:53

Answer 2

A:

<body onload="javascript:document.psForm.password.focus();">

document was misspelled

Glennular 2009-02-02 21:04:25

Thanks for catching that, but it didn’t help.

NitroxDM 2009-02-02 21:38:23

Answer 3

+2 A:

a) move

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
document.psForm['password'].focus();
//AND
document.getElementById("password").focus();
-->
</script>

to bottom of page source.

b) fire code on load

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function handleOnLoad(){
document.psForm['password'].focus();
//AND
document.getElementById("password").focus();
}
-->
</script>
...
<body onload="handleOnLoad();">

and by the way, only the second onfocus would do any good.

Greg Ogle 2009-02-02 21:06:03

I still had to add an ID="password"Since the body tag is in an include, I now have an error on every other page. Maybe that will help convince the project manager rewrite this app.Combined with Bravax answer I have a workable solution.Thanks!

NitroxDM 2009-02-02 21:36:44

Thanks Greg. :) I should have elborated more like you did.nitroxdm why are you getting an error on every other page? You could add a javascript function call to the onload event using JQuery, for example, just for that one page. Thus not effecting the others.

Bravax 2009-02-02 22:48:21

Yeppy.. I missed that. The JQuery solution mentioned "$(document).ready(function(){ // Your code here... });" will wait for the entire DOM to be loaded, which prevents problems but may give a perceivable delay in firing.

Greg Ogle 2009-02-03 00:40:54

Answer 4

+4 A:

Try this: Add:

id="password"

to the input tag, then use:

document.getElementById("password").focus();

Bravax 2009-02-02 21:06:12

Combined with Greg Ogle answer I have a workable solution.

NitroxDM 2009-02-02 21:35:55

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