setFocus

[tlmarker]

I need to force focus on a input field. What I learned from the Flash help is listed below:

// Function Name: onRelease
// Parent: Symbol 1 <begin_btn>
// Use: When the begin button is released, advange the movie to the second frame and set the input focus to aNumber
on (release) { 						// Start of function
	gotoAndStop(2);					// Advance movie to the second frame and stop
	Selection.setFocus("aNumber");	// Set focus to aNumber
}

This is attached to a button on a tittle page, when the buttone is release, I want it to proceed to the second frame, which it does, and for the text field aNumber to get the focus, which it does not. My publish setting are for Flash 10 and Action Script 2.0. Sorry about the extra comments in the code, I tend to over comment my code. Thanks for any help. Troy.

[tlmarker]

Okay, this is weird. After testing the movie a couple time, I discovered that aNumber text ares was getting the focus, however, the first problem when I run the program is marked as wrong, when I know it is not. I thought it strange that setFocus would affect a math problem, but I commentted o ut the line, re-ran the program, and the first problem was marked correct as it should be. I should mention that only the first probllem is marked as incorrect when the setFocus line is not commented out. Does anyne have any ideas? As always, thanks for any help. Troy.

[rachelg]

i would use
on (release){
gotoAndStop(2);
aNumber.onSetFocus = function(){
Selection.setSelection(0, aNumber.text.length);
}
}

or else in the main stage of 2, put stage.focus = aNumber;

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

post your fla or all of the code here