Im working on a form and getting null or not an object errors in ie.
<form action=# method=post name=adv_search>
<input class=inputbox type=text name=keyword1 value=none id=keyword1/>
</form>
<script>
document.adv_search.keyword1.focus();
document.adv_search.keyword1.select();
</script>
//whereas if I use
<script>
var key1 = document.getElementById('keyword1');
key1.focus();
key1.select();
</script>
//everything is fine
i would like to understand why.
i would like it to work without having the id tag for the input field
thanks in advance
shouldnt the document.formname.fieldname.focus();
and document.formname.fieldname.select();
work?