field.focus() Problem

[Shalini Bhalla]

i have written following code for for checking required field .

function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
{
with (field)
{
if (value==null||value=="")
{alert(alerttxt);
 focus();
return false;}
else {return true}
}
}

but fucus() is not working .......
Kindly help ASP

[acoder]

Don't use with. Just use the field directly: field.focus().

[Shalini Bhalla]

Still it not works . I have aready tried

[acoder]

OK, how are you calling the function? Post a snippet of code.

[clain]

hey give an id to the element you want to focus. now use this construct

document.getElementById('id_of_your_element').focus()
 

this will fix your problem.. if it does not fix.i will personally fix it for you..

enjoy coding/!!!