On 29 Jun 2004 10:52:36 -0700, tob@sourcecode-inc.com (tob) wrote:

>Hi,
>
>How do SET FOCUS on a newly served (aspx) page to something that was
>added into a [PLACEHOLDER] ?
>
>I;ve tried typical Javascript and Page.RegisterStartup, but I get an
>error saying that the object (say some "newTextBox1") does not exist !
>But it will soon, right?
>
>I've tried adding the script to the Page_Load, and Pre-Render in the
>code-behind but with no success..but where else *could* it go??
>
>The Webcontrols.Textbox at "add" time has properties such as "ID", but
>not "set focus"
>
>any ideas?
>
>thanks,
>tob

>
> put a label at the very bottom of the form. set its text property to
> the javascript you want when u want it. The ensures that the
> javascript will run last.
>
> -Adam
>

"Robert Koritnik" <robert.koritnik.removethis@avtenta.si> wrote in message
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> Could you PLEASE translate your suggestion to English language? I didn't
get
> your answer what exactly should be done... May be a good trick though.
>
> --
> RobertK
> { Clever? No just smart. }
>
>
> >
> > put a label at the very bottom of the form. set its text property to
> > the javascript you want when u want it. The ensures that the
> > javascript will run last.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
>
>

<robert.koritnik.removethis@avtenta.si> wrote:

>Forget it. I think I "decoded" your answer...
>Shouldn't BODY OnLoad do the trick, because the event won't fire until the
>document is fully loaded. Injecting javascript code before that is not a
>really smart idea...

<ashelley@inlandkwpp.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:41:43 +0200, "Robert Koritnik"
> <robert.koritnik.removethis@avtenta.si> wrote:
>
> >Forget it. I think I "decoded" your answer...
> >Shouldn't BODY OnLoad do the trick, because the event won't fire until
the
> >document is fully loaded. Injecting javascript code before that is not a
> >really smart idea...
>
> if it works why would it be so bad? i do it in my apps and it works
> great. I set the visible tage on the label to false so when i want a
> certain block of script to run i just set visible to true and boom.
>
> there are a lot of ways to do most things. choose what is best for
> u're app.
>
> -adam