Try this out!
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
function showValue(){
alert (document.form1["abc.txt"].value);
return true;
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<FORM Name="form1">
<INPUT TYPE=Text Name="abc.txt">
<INPUT TYPE=Button Name=testbutton onClick="showValue()">
</FORM>
</HTML>
- V.M.
If it is to be, it is upto me.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [Vinod Govindan] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:52 AM
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> Subject: Re: A javascript question.....please help
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> I dont think you can use a dot in a name and if you try to access the
> element as document.<formname>.abc.txt.value
>
> javascript will assume it to be two diffrenet object "abc" and "txt" and
> will give an error. I thinkthe best solution would be to eliminate the
> dot.
> cause there is no escape character for a "dot" Atleast not that i know of.
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> I have an input box in a form with the name having a dot in it,;i.e; a
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> javascript function. How do I do it?
> Thanx in advance,
> Divya.
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