[SOLVED] Form and enter key

[stockton]

I have created an HTML form that contains an input type text field coded as:-

<input type=text name="CardNumber" id="CardNumber" onBlur="sendRequest('.$ClientData.",".$Event.',this.value)">

 

This calls an Ajax script that populates the rest of the HTML form.

 

This fields event is currently activated, in Firefox, via the TAB but the user has requested that the activation be altered to Enter.

 

The problem I have is that Enter is the default action for the form and I cannot think of a way to achieve what the user requires.

 

This means that not only do I want to "Prevent Enter From Submitting Form" but also cause enter to call Ajax.

In Ajax I can then

if (windows.event.keyCode != 13) return; or similar.

 

What I have done so far is alter the HTML FORM line to:-

<form name = 'TicketIssue' id='TicketIssue' method='get' onSubmit='return false;'>

which appears to have stopped the form submitting on Enter and I have added:-

if (window.event.keyCode != 13)

    {

    window.event.keyCode = 0;

    return;

    }

to my sendRequest() in my Ajax. This, however, appears to do nothing for me.

 

In Firebug on my :-

if (window.event.keyCode != 13))

 

I get :-

 

window.event has no properties

http://10.0.0.3/Events/js/ajax.js

Line 39

 

Suggestions please.

 

[fenway]

FF and IE have different event models.

[stockton]

I know that I have seen code that handles these different event models, but cannot for the life of me remember where.

[fenway]

FF doesn't have window.event, it "automatically" gets the event via the handler.