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The following will inhibit non alphabetic input into any form field on the current page:
<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript"><!-- function validate(e) { if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') key = window.event.keyCode; else key = e.which; if (key < 65 || key > 122 || (key > 90 && key < 97)) return false; return true; } if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') { window.captureEvents(Event.KEYPRESS); window.onKeyPress = validate; } //--></script> </head> <body onKeyPress="validate()"> <form> <input type="text"> </form> </body> </html>
The following version allows you to inhibit non alphabetic input into individual form fields:
<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript"><!-- var inhibit = false; function validate(e) { if (!inhibit) return true; if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') key = window.event.keyCode; else key = e.which; if (key < 65 || key > 122 || (key > 90 && key < 97)) return false; return true; } if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') { window.captureEvents(Event.KEYPRESS); window.onKeyPress = validate; } //--></script> </head> <body onKeyPress="validate()"> <form> <input type="text" onFocus="inhibit=true"> <input type="text" onFocus="inhibit=false"> </form> </body> </html>