You understood exactly what I was/am trying to do. I want to create a custom control for user to enter a date. The control will consists of three textboxes (for month, date, and year) and two labels. And, as you understood, I want the focus to move on as the user types month/date.
I will try your code, it looks like it should work. Thank you very much for your help.
>::Is it possible make asp.net form work somewhat like a VFP form where once user enters the text in a textbox (specified in Columns property) the focus goes to the next textbox? That is, without user having to mouse click or tab out of the textbox.
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>I am assuming your are referring to an example where you have three input boxes for a social security number and when they enter the last digit in each input box you want the focus to automatically jump to the next box?
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>If this is the case then you can use JavaScript to do this. An example follows:
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>
><script language="JavaScript">
> function oFocus(){
> if(len(this.myform.s1.value) == 3)
> {
> this.myform.s2.focus();
> }
> }
>
> function oFocus1(){
> if(len(this.myform.s2.value) == 2)
> {
> this.myform.s3.focus();
> }
> }
></script>
>
>
><body>
> <form id="myform">
> <asp:input onchange="javascript:cFocus()" type="textbox" id="s1" maxlength=3 />
> <asp:input onchange="javascript:cFocus1()" type="textbox" id="s2" maxlength=2 />
> <asp:input type="textbox" id="s3" maxlength=4 />
>
> </form>
></body>
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>You can optimize the script some more but you get the general idea. I hope my syntax is correct!
>
>HTH
>
>WEs
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