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Actually in mine, the enable/disable will happen to a listBox and not a textbox. But user inputs data into a textbox.
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Exactly. My example applies to any form control you have got. Just change the JavaScript statement to refer to the name of the desired control.<br />
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Hello,<br />
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I split the points b/w the two of you as poth contributed. But Nayer gets more because he threw the first close solution and apot modified that a bit.
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Here is my scenario.<br />
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I have a list box and buttons.<br />
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1. At the start of the page I MUST set the listBox to Disable.<br />
2. User Enters an input from a textfield, and then clicks a button. Based on &nbsp;the validity of the input<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;(say valid input) the listBox get enabled. Otherwise, the list box stays dsabled.<br />
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How to do this in HTML.?<br />
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prain
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Here is my scenario.

I have a list box and buttons.

1. At the start of the page I MUST set the listBox to Disable.
2. User Enters an input from a textfield, and then clicks a button. Based on  the validity of the input
   (say valid input) the listBox get enabled. Otherwise, the list box stays dsabled.

How to do this in HTML.?

prain

Actually in mine, the enable/disable will happen to a listBox and not a textbox. But user inputs data into a textbox.

Exactly. My example applies to any form control you have got. Just change the JavaScript statement to refer to the name of the desired control.

_______________

  Nayer Naguib

Hello,

I split the points b/w the two of you as poth contributed. But Nayer gets more because he threw the first close solution and apot modified that a bit.

HTML Emable/Disable list boxed

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