InfoPath Dev

Hi

is there a way to disable the delete key on keyboard. I have coded a delete button on my form which does some stuff behind the scenes. but pressing the delete skips all of the code ive written.

regards

Hi,

If you just want to find out if a textbox was cleared with Backspace or Del or if 1 character was removed, maybe you can use the OnAfterChange event and compare the OldValue to the NewValue of the event. If it is more complex logic, you may have to build your own ActiveX control.

Regards,

Franck Dauché

Thanks for response

Im interested to know exactly in js, how would you go about comparing the oldvalue agains the newvalue of an event?

OK, if you get to the OnBeforeChange event associated with a textbox (right-click / data validation event).
In the body of the code. Type e. the intellisense will show you NewValue and OldValue. That where you can catch changes, cancel the update is needed etc.
In your case, you would see if 1 or more characters were dropped.

Hope that it helps.

Regards,

Franck Dauché