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javascript element.focus does not work with IE6 and dropdown list box

Asked by RosalindP in JavaScript, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Internet Explorer Web Browser

Tags: javascript, focus(), IE6, dropdown list box

Hi:
I have a simple data entry form which I have inherited from another programmer and I added several fields to it.  When I set the tabindex, the fields were not tabbed to in the order proscribed.  After some pondering I realized that the problem was nesting tables.
To solve the problem I wrote a little javascript setFocus function which I accessed from the clientside onblur.  This solved the problem until I got to the dropdown list boxes that I added.  The first ddl is selected, but the second one is skipped.  This only happens in IE6.  IE7 is fine.  I do not need to check for other browsers.  Does anyone know what the workaround for IE6 is?  Relevant code is below.  I am using .net framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008.

Thank you. 
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javascript function
        function setFocus(field) {
            document.getElementById(field).select; 
            document.getElementById(field).focus();
        }
 
HTML
This is contained within a table.
         <tr>
                                    <td class="ObservationLabelBold" style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;">
                                        <asp:Label ID="lblDied" runat="server" Text="Died from Illness:"></asp:Label>
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        <asp:RadioButtonList ID="rbDied" runat="server" RepeatDirection="Horizontal" CssClass="ObsRadioButton"
                                            Height="16px" TabIndex="10" onblur="setFocus('ddlLHJSpecies');">
                                            <asp:ListItem Value="1">Yes</asp:ListItem>
                                            <asp:ListItem Value="2">No</asp:ListItem>
                                            <asp:ListItem Value="9">DK</asp:ListItem>
                                            <asp:ListItem Value="8">NA</asp:ListItem>
                                        </asp:RadioButtonList>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;">
                                        <asp:Label ID="lbLHJSp" CssClass="ObservationLabelBold" runat="server" 
                                            Text="LHJ Species/Organism:" TabIndex="0"></asp:Label>
                                    </td>
                                    <td style="white-space: nowrap;">
                                        <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlLHJSpecies" runat="server" Width="176px" TabIndex="11" CssClass="ObservationText"
                                        onblur="tieTextBox(this,'ddlLHJSpecies','txtSpOther','Other');setFocus('ddlLHJSerogroup');">
                                        </asp:DropDownList>
                                    </td>
                                    <td >
                                    <asp:TextBox id="txtSpOther" runat="server" Width="100%" TextMode="SingleLine"
                                            CssClass="ObsReadOnlyAppSet ObservationText" MaxLength="100" 
                                            Enabled="False" TabIndex="-1"></asp:TextBox>
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                                <tr>
                                    <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap;">
                                        <asp:Label ID="lbLHJSero" CssClass="ObservationLabelBold" runat="server" 
                                            Text="LHJ Serotype/Serogroup:" TabIndex="-1"></asp:Label>
                                    </td>
                                    <td style="white-space: nowrap;">
                                        <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlLHJSerogroup" runat="server" Width="176px" TabIndex="12"
                                            CssClass="ObservationText"  
                                            onblur="tieTextBox(this,'ddlLHJSerogroup','txtSeroOther','Other');setFocus('txtLHJNotification')">
                                        </asp:DropDownList>
                                    </td>
                                     <td >
                                    <asp:TextBox id="txtSeroOther" runat="server" Width="100%" TextMode="SingleLine"
                                            CssClass="ObsReadOnlyAppSet ObservationText" MaxLength="100" 
                                             Enabled="False" TabIndex="-1"></asp:TextBox>
                                    </td>
</tr>
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Tags: javascript, focus(), IE6, dropdown list box
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