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this is the javascript include file:
var BROWSER_IE4 = "IE4";
var BROWSER_NN4 = "NN4";
var BROWSER_IE = "IE";
var BROWSER_VER;
BROWSER_VER = checkBrowser();
function getMyHTMLElement(sid)
{
var oelement;
if(BROWSER_VER==BROWSER_IE4)
oelement = document.all[sid];
else if(BROWSER_VER==BROWSER_NN4)
oelement = document.layers[sid];
else if(BROWSER_VER==BROWSER_IE)
oelement = document.getElementById(sid);
else
oelement = document.getElementById(sid);
return(oelement);
}
function resetQuickSearch(formStart,valOpt){
var search_entered = getMyHTMLElement(formStart);
if (search_entered.value == valOpt){
search_entered.value = '';
}
}
function resetQuickSearchBack(formStart,valOpt){
var search_entered = getMyHTMLElement(formStart);
if (search_entered.value == ''){
search_entered.value = valOpt;
}
} and here is a form using the javascript:
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
<form action="<?=$PHP_SELF?>" method="post">
<tr>
<td><input type="text" class="input1" id="nameID" onFocus="resetQuickSearch('nameID','Enter your name')" onBlur="resetQuickSearchBack('nameID','Enter your name')" value="Enter your name" name="name" maxlength="50" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="text" class="input2" id="emailID" onFocus="resetQuickSearch('emailID','Enter your email address')" onBlur="resetQuickSearchBack('emailID','Enter your email address')" name="email" maxlength="50" value="Enter your email address" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Subscribe" class="subscribe" /></td>
</tr>
</form>
</table>