Text Boxes on Forms Are Not Reset When You Attach a Behavior to a TextBox Control (814763)

SYMPTOMS

If you attach a behavior to a TextBox control on a Web page form, theTextBox control is not restored to its original value when you reset the form. This symptom also occurs when an empty behavior is attached to the TextBox control. For example, if a Web page contains the following code, and the contents of the Test.htc file is empty, the text box on the form is not cleared when you click Reset:

<html> 
<head> 
<style> 
.FormElement 

{ 
BEHAVIOR: url("test.htc"); 
} 
</style> 

</head> 
<body> 
<form> 
<INPUT type="text" id=text1 name=text1 CLASS="FormElement"><BR><BR> 
<INPUT type="reset" value="Reset" id=reset1 name=reset1> 

</form> 
</body> 
</html>

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 6 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The Global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   24-Mar-2003  07:47  6.0.2800.1177  2,787,840  Mshtml.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, this update requires Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use a generic function such as the following function to clear text boxes on a form when you click Reset:

function doReset(form) 
{ 
for (i = 0; i < form.length; i++) { 
if (form(i).type=="text") form(i).value=""; 
} 
}

Text Boxes on Forms Are Not Reset When You Attach a Behavior to a TextBox Control (814763)

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