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How Can I Display a Default Message If Nothing Has Been Typed Into a Text Box?

July 17, 2007 Jul 17, 2007 07/17/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Sometimes you go to a Web page and you’ll see a text box that includes some instructions, something like “Please type a description in this box.” When you click on the text box, those instructions disappear; however, if you click on the box, don’t type in a description and then click somewhere else, then ...

How Can I Ensure That a User Enters Only Allowed Characters in a Text Box?

July 12, 2007 Jul 12, 2007 07/12/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have an HTA which includes a text box where the user must enter a part number. Part numbers must consist of a certain set of characters; how can I determine if a user entered an invalid character in the part number text box?-- RR (image) (image) (image) Hey, RR. You know, with one exception, no one has ever ...

How Can I Dynamically Hide and Show a Control in an HTA?

May 14, 2007 May 14, 2007 05/14/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I dynamically hide and show a control in an HTA?-- R L-K(image) (image) (image) Hey, R L-K. To tell you the truth, we’re a little distracted today. Admittedly, we’re a little distracted pretty much every day. However, today is different: today the Scripting Guy who writes this column in sitting on a ...

How Can I Highlight a Keyword in an HTA?

May 11, 2007 May 11, 2007 05/11/07

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’d like to create an HTA that, upon loading, can open a text file and then display the contents. However, I’d like a particular keyword in those contents to be highlighted. How can I do that?-- GD(image) (image) (image) Hey, GD. You know, a lot of people at Microsoft pooh-pooh the work that the Scripting ...