I have written JavaScript code that modifies SELECT.selectedIndex without problems in NS6.x and IE5+.
Anyway, as for Dave's problem, change: form.mySelect.options[1].focus(); To: form.mySelect.options[1].selected = true; form.mySelect.focus(); OR: form.mySelect.selectedIndex = 1; // or 0 form.mySelect.focus(); The OPTION object does not have a focus() method in NS JS 1.3 spec. ---------------------------- James Ang Programmer MedSeek, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Cutter (CF_Talk) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:20 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Setting the focus to form select box item. "SelectedIndex" is a read-only property in all browsers except Navigator 3 (O'Reilly's JavaScript: The Definitive Guide). Cutter Scott Brady wrote: >>function validateForm(form) { >>if (form.myText.value.length < 1 ){ >> alert ('You must select at least one question to continue. n\nClick >>OK!); >> form.mySelect.options[1].focus(); >> return false; >>} >>return true; >>} >> >> > >Try this: >function validateForm(form) { >if (form.myText.value.length < 1 ){ > alert ('You must select at least one question to continue. n\nClick >OK!); > form.mySelect.selectedIndex = 0; // The first index > form.mySelect.focus(); > return false; >} >return true; >} > >Scott >-------------------------------- >Scott Brady >http://www.scottbrady.net/ > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
