.change() is evaluated when you leave the control. This might help with what you want to do
http://forum.jquery.com/topic/can-change-handle-immediate-text-changesI forget the # all the time.
>You are right that I was missing the # sign in front. Thank you!
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>But now the code works but not exactly as I wanted. The Alert() is called only when I click somewhere outside the textbox. I thought that the Alert() should click just as I start typing.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer