OnKeyPress to call VBSCRIPT validation

Ron Howerton · September 15th, 2003, 03:06 PM

I am looking for an VBSCRIPT example for a function called by an OnKeyPress or OnKeyDown event associated with an input field or textarea. The example should contain only indirect references to the field in question so that other properties of the field can be referenced - IOW, no hard-coded field names anywhere in the fnuction.

My attempts to translate JavaScript to VBScript have been unsuccessful and frustrating, so I'd appreciate ONLY VBScript examples, please. Thanks!

joefawcett · September 16th, 2003, 06:18 AM

In your form:

Code:

<input type="text" onKeyPress="showData Me">

In your script block

Code:

Function showData(Sender)
  alert(Sender.value & "(" & event.keyCode & ")")
End Function

Or remove the Me from the onKeyPress call and use event.srcElement instead of Sender in the function.

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Joe

Ron Howerton · September 16th, 2003, 07:03 AM

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

Ron Howerton · September 16th, 2003, 09:16 AM

Now can somebody successfully translate it to VBSCRIPT?

joefawcett · September 16th, 2003, 09:50 AM

It is in VBScript.

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Joe

Ron Howerton · September 16th, 2003, 10:07 AM

Sorry. I'm used to seeing "MsgBox", not "Alert", in VB, and wasn't aware it was permitted.