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Asp set focus on text box

I have this code: -

<html>
<head>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Developer Studio"/>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"/>
<title>Serials</title>
</head>
<body onload="setFocus('Dnote')" bgcolor="#CEE3F6" text="#000000">
<form name="Serial" action="Serials.asp" method="post">            
<table width="60%" border="0" align="left">  		
<tr><td width="10%"></td><td><input name="Add" type="submit" value="Update" onclick="setFocus('Dnote')"/></td></tr>
<tr><td width="50%"></td></tr>
	<tr><td width="10%"></td><td width="50%">Scan Dispatch Note Number</td></tr>
	<tr><td width="10%"></td><td><input name="Dnote" type="text" maxlength="30"  size="30"/></td></tr>
	<tr><td width="10%"></td><td width="50%">Scan Serial</td></tr>
    <tr><td width="10%"></td><td><input type="text" name="Serial" id="Serial" size="30"/></td></tr>
	<tr><td width="10%"></td><td width="50%"><%=iMsg%></td></tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>

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On opening the page or pressing update I want the focus on 'Dnote'

Does anyone know how to do this?
Ps. KIS I'm new at this!

Scott Fell

Ok get rid of the body onload and place this script below your form.

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
document.forms['Serial'].elements['Dnote'].focus();
</script>

Since submitting is the same as refreshing your page, this will work either way.

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HKFuey

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Thanks padas your first suggestion works great and thanks for the extra info!!