How to prevent the enter key causing a form postback .net 1.1

**Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)** · Sep 17 '08, 02:25 PM

Re: How to prevent the enter key causing a form postback .net 1.1

In the past, I did this with JavaScript, similar to what you have here.
Only, as I remember it, it wired up the Cancel event on body load and not
for each key press. I would google JavaScript enter key or even
event.keyCode == 13 for more suggestions.

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"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
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Hi all
>
I've got a very complex form with loads of text boxes and buttons on it.
It's causing me all sorts of problems when users press the enter key and
cause a postback.
>
I need to disable the enter key. I've done some surfing and found some
Microsoft recommended code but it doesn't seem to work and I'm wondering
what
I've done wrong. If possible I'd like to disable the enter key for the
whole
form not for each text box (that would be sooooo complicated to
implement).
>
I'm using .Net 1.1 and vb.
>
Here's what I've got at the moment.
>
<HEAD>
<title>Raise CSD</title>
<meta content="Micros oft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR ">
<meta content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANG UAGE">
<meta content="JavaSc ript" name="vs_defaul tClientScript">
<meta content="http://schemas.microso ft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_target Schema">
<SCRIPT language="javas cript">
function DisableKeyPress ()
{
//alert(window.ev ent.keyCode)
if (event.keyCode == 13)
{
event.cancelbub ble = true;
event.returnval ue = false;
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<body onKeyPress="Dis ableKeyPress()" vLink="#000000" aLink="#d9d5d2"
link="#d7451a" MS_POSITIONING= "GridLayout ">
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server" >
>
then the code for the rest of the form.....
>
Thanks in advance!
Julia

**=?Utf-8?B?SnVsaWEgQg==?=** · Sep 17 '08, 02:55 PM

Re: How to prevent the enter key causing a form postback .net 1.1

Have found this and it works :-)

<Script language=javasc ript>
//this disables the enter key to stop form submission when the user
presses enter
document.onkeyd own = doKey;

function doKey(E) {
if (event.keyCode= =13)return false;
}
</script>

Thanks!
"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:

In the past, I did this with JavaScript, similar to what you have here.
Only, as I remember it, it wired up the Cancel event on body load and not
for each key press. I would google JavaScript enter key or even
event.keyCode == 13 for more suggestions.
>
--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
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>
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"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
news:6F484FC9-4FE0-486E-B311-B3EAC624433E@mi crosoft.com...

Hi all

I've got a very complex form with loads of text boxes and buttons on it.
It's causing me all sorts of problems when users press the enter key and
cause a postback.

I need to disable the enter key. I've done some surfing and found some
Microsoft recommended code but it doesn't seem to work and I'm wondering
what
I've done wrong. If possible I'd like to disable the enter key for the
whole
form not for each text box (that would be sooooo complicated to
implement).

I'm using .Net 1.1 and vb.

Here's what I've got at the moment.

<HEAD>
<title>Raise CSD</title>
<meta content="Micros oft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR ">
<meta content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANG UAGE">
<meta content="JavaSc ript" name="vs_defaul tClientScript">
<meta content="http://schemas.microso ft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_target Schema">
<SCRIPT language="javas cript">
function DisableKeyPress ()
{
//alert(window.ev ent.keyCode)
if (event.keyCode == 13)
{
event.cancelbub ble = true;
event.returnval ue = false;
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<body onKeyPress="Dis ableKeyPress()" vLink="#000000" aLink="#d9d5d2"
link="#d7451a" MS_POSITIONING= "GridLayout ">
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server" >

then the code for the rest of the form.....

Thanks in advance!
Julia

>
>

**Mark Rae [MVP]** · Sep 17 '08, 03:15 PM

Re: How to prevent the enter key causing a form postback .net 1.1

"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
news:555503CF-26FE-4FC4-B654-642ABFC33091@mi crosoft.com...

[top-posting corrected]

>>I need to disable the Enter key.

>>
>In the past, I did this with JavaScript, similar to what you have here.
>Only, as I remember it, it wired up the Cancel event on body load and not
>for each key press. I would google JavaScript enter key or even
>event.keyCod e == 13 for more suggestions.

>
Have found this and it works :-)
>
<Script language=javasc ript>

The above script declaration has been deprecated for ages - use this
instead:

<script type="text/javascript">

if (event.keyCode= =13)return false;

This is not cross-browser compatible - it will work only in IE:

event.keyCode firefox - Google Search

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZEZ_en-GBGB252GB252&q=event%2ekeyCode+firefox

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**Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)** · Sep 17 '08, 03:25 PM

Re: How to prevent the enter key causing a form postback .net 1.1

Just be sure to test on other browsers, as some JavaScript only works with
some. Worst case is creating branches for different browsers.

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"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
news:555503CF-26FE-4FC4-B654-642ABFC33091@mi crosoft.com...

>
Have found this and it works :-)
>
<Script language=javasc ript>
//this disables the enter key to stop form submission when the user
presses enter
document.onkeyd own = doKey;
>
function doKey(E) {
if (event.keyCode= =13)return false;
}
</script>
>
Thanks!
"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:
>

>In the past, I did this with JavaScript, similar to what you have here.
>Only, as I remember it, it wired up the Cancel event on body load and not
>for each key press. I would google JavaScript enter key or even
>event.keyCod e == 13 for more suggestions.
>>
>--
>Gregory A. Beamer
>MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>>
>Subscribe to my blog
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>>
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>>
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>"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
>news:6F484FC 9-4FE0-486E-B311-B3EAC624433E@mi crosoft.com...

Hi all
>
I've got a very complex form with loads of text boxes and buttons on
it.
It's causing me all sorts of problems when users press the enter key
and
cause a postback.
>
I need to disable the enter key. I've done some surfing and found some
Microsoft recommended code but it doesn't seem to work and I'm
wondering
what
I've done wrong. If possible I'd like to disable the enter key for the
whole
form not for each text box (that would be sooooo complicated to
implement).
>
I'm using .Net 1.1 and vb.
>
Here's what I've got at the moment.
>
<HEAD>
<title>Raise CSD</title>
<meta content="Micros oft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR ">
<meta content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANG UAGE">
<meta content="JavaSc ript" name="vs_defaul tClientScript">
<meta content="http://schemas.microso ft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_target Schema">
<SCRIPT language="javas cript">
function DisableKeyPress ()
{
//alert(window.ev ent.keyCode)
if (event.keyCode == 13)
{
event.cancelbub ble = true;
event.returnval ue = false;
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<body onKeyPress="Dis ableKeyPress()" vLink="#000000" aLink="#d9d5d2"
link="#d7451a" MS_POSITIONING= "GridLayout ">
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server" >
>
then the code for the rest of the form.....
>
Thanks in advance!
Julia

>>
>>

**=?Utf-8?B?SnVsaWEgQg==?=** · Sep 17 '08, 03:35 PM

Re: How to prevent the enter key causing a form postback .net 1.1

This should be OK for me as it's for an intranet application and all users
will using IE.

Thanks for the warning anyway.

Julia

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:

Just be sure to test on other browsers, as some JavaScript only works with
some. Worst case is creating branches for different browsers.
>
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MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
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"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
news:555503CF-26FE-4FC4-B654-642ABFC33091@mi crosoft.com...

Have found this and it works :-)

<Script language=javasc ript>
//this disables the enter key to stop form submission when the user
presses enter
document.onkeyd own = doKey;

function doKey(E) {
if (event.keyCode= =13)return false;
}
</script>

Thanks!
"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:

In the past, I did this with JavaScript, similar to what you have here.
Only, as I remember it, it wired up the Cancel event on body load and not
for each key press. I would google JavaScript enter key or even
event.keyCode == 13 for more suggestions.
>
--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
>
Subscribe to my blog

Stop Making Sense

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>
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>
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"Julia B" <JuliaB@discuss ions.microsoft. comwrote in message
news:6F484FC9-4FE0-486E-B311-B3EAC624433E@mi crosoft.com...
Hi all

I've got a very complex form with loads of text boxes and buttons on
it.
It's causing me all sorts of problems when users press the enter key
and
cause a postback.

I need to disable the enter key. I've done some surfing and found some
Microsoft recommended code but it doesn't seem to work and I'm
wondering
what
I've done wrong. If possible I'd like to disable the enter key for the
whole
form not for each text box (that would be sooooo complicated to
implement).

I'm using .Net 1.1 and vb.

Here's what I've got at the moment.

<HEAD>
<title>Raise CSD</title>
<meta content="Micros oft Visual Studio .NET 7.1" name="GENERATOR ">
<meta content="Visual Basic .NET 7.1" name="CODE_LANG UAGE">
<meta content="JavaSc ript" name="vs_defaul tClientScript">
<meta content="http://schemas.microso ft.com/intellisense/ie5"
name="vs_target Schema">
<SCRIPT language="javas cript">
function DisableKeyPress ()
{
//alert(window.ev ent.keyCode)
if (event.keyCode == 13)
{
event.cancelbub ble = true;
event.returnval ue = false;
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<body onKeyPress="Dis ableKeyPress()" vLink="#000000" aLink="#d9d5d2"
link="#d7451a" MS_POSITIONING= "GridLayout ">
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server" >

then the code for the rest of the form.....

Thanks in advance!
Julia
>
>

>
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