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jjanouse

10-02-2002, 11:15 AM

How do you keep the text in a text box from changing. I have the text in there and i don't want the user to be able to change the value of it. How do i do this, i know it is easy, but my brain isn't working today. Thanks.

Tekime

10-02-2002, 02:59 PM

I think this should work for you:

<input type="text" value="Don't change me!" disabled>

Grizzly

10-02-2002, 03:20 PM

I'm think that only works in IE. I know one way that always works in IE and Netscape is:

<input type="text" name="myName" value="Grizzly" size="45" onFocus="this.blur()">

Tekime

10-02-2002, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by Grizzly
I'm think that only works in IE. I know one way that always works in IE and Netscape is:

<input type="text" name="myName" value="Grizzly" size="45" onFocus="this.blur()">

I was afraid of that. I believe I only used the method one time in an actual prject, and when I think back it was for an intranet site that was only IE5. So you're more than likely right. I'll have to check out both methods later on, because I think this could come in useful in a PHP project I'm working on...