The Problem:
1. I use SmartNavigation= True in asp.net (.aspx file). It helps to reduce flickers in round trips to the server.

2. However, the focus is again set back to the same textbox which has autopostback=true property. It is quite irritating.

3. What shall I do to focus it on next field(textbox) after autopostback has taken place.

e.g. Empno: -----
     Name : ------------------------------

Empno has autopostback=true. So when a user types 127, it goes to server where my codebehind(vb.net), accesses Employee database and
fills all the details of this employee such as Employee Name and the posts back this filled form to the browser.

I obviously, want to Now Focus on Name and not back onto Empno.

How to Do this?

Hey Dilip Nagle,

After the form is filled, in your code-behind call this:

      Page.RegisterStartupScript("GoToNameFocus", "<script language='javascript'> { document.all ['" & NameOfYourContrl & "'].focus(); }</script>")

Let me know how it goes !

It simply worked wondefully.
In fact, I am now using it extensively to focus on any desired textbox at any point of time.
I used
<script language='javascript'>
{document.all.txtEmpName.focus();}
</script>")

Many Thanks,

Dilip Nagle

I have always felt that though "Smartnavigation" is a nice concept ... we should avoid using it!! You can google to find out the disadvantages of using it.

Just a sample: http://weblogs.asp.net/ksamaschke/ar...4/27/6085.aspx

Best Regards
Vadivel

MVP ASP/ASP.NET
http://vadivel.thinkingms.com

Glad I could help.