HELP!! tabEnable tabIndex flash form tab order problem

[sobe1977]

I made a form in flash and I am having a problem getting the tab order to work using tabEnable and tabIndex. I have the form in a m.c. symbol, and the code for the tabEnable and tabIndex in the main stage (I have tried putting the code inside the mc, but that does not work either). Here is the code:

fname2.tabEnabled=true;
fname2.tabIndex=1;
mname2.tabEnabled=true;
mname2.tabIndex=2;
lname2.tabEnabled=true;
lname2.tabIndex=3;
addressb.tabEnabled=true;
addressb.tabIndex=4;
hareacode2.tabEnabled=true;
hareacode2.tabIndex=5;
hphone2.tabEnabled=true;
hphone2.tabIndex=6;
address2b.tabEnabled=true;
address2b.tabIndex=7;
careacode2.tabEnabled=true;
careacode2.tabIndex=8;
cphone2.tabEnabled=true;
cphone2.tabIndex=9;
city2.tabEnabled=true;
city2.tabIndex=10;
fareacode2.tabEnabled=true;
fareacode2.tabIndex=11;
fphone2.tabEnabled=true;
fphone2.tabIndex=12;
state2.tabEnabled=true;
state2.tabIndex=13;
lnamount2.tabEnabled=true;
lnamount2.tabIndex=14;
zip2.tabEnabled=true;
zip2.tabIndex=15;
lncompany2.tabEnabled=true;
lncompany2.tabIndex=16;
email2.tabEnabled=true;
email2.tabIndex=17;
intrate2.tabEnabled=true;
intrate2.tabIndex=18;
referred2.tabEnabled=true;
referred2.tabIndex=19;
lnterm2.tabEnabled=true;
lnterm2.tabIndex=20;
comments2.tabEnabled=true;
comments2.tabIndex=21;
send.tabEnabled=true;
send.tabIndex=22;
clear.tabEnabled=true;
clear.tabIndex=23;
logobutton.tabEnabled=false;
home.tabEnabled=false;
contact.tabEnabled=false;

I would appreciate any feedback or assistance you can give me regarding this code. Take a look at the .fla and let me know if you figure it out. I am fairly new to flash, so sometimes I get stuck and it drives me nuts!!

Thanks for your time.

[ge_flash]

you have forgotten name the instance.

[squeelia]

Hi,

actually it seems that the problem is the size of the field. If you change the small fields (which are 36px) to 100px, your cursor will appear in the box.

I take it your problem was that the cursor was not appearing in some of the fields?

[retrotron]

Yeah, the answer seems to be given already. Two further thoughts, fyi:

1. When you create a symbol and then drag it onto the stage, that creates an instance of the symbol in the movie. In order to manipulate that instance with actionscript, you have to give it an instance name (name an instance by selecting it and typing in an instance name in the Properties panel).

It's also helpful to trace your instance names just to be sure they are defined:

trace(fname2);

If you get 'undefined' traced to the output window, then you know the instance isn't getting defined somewhere along the way (in which case, obviously it needs to be defined).

2. When tabbing, sometimes the cursor will be blinking in a field, but it doesn't seem to respond to some or all of your keyboard typing. In such cases, try clicking your mouse in the field and trying to type something again. Other similar and odd things occasionally happen in such situations, so be aware that your code may be working right after all.

[sobe1977]

Thank you for all your assistance!! It finally works. I really appreciate your help. That thing was driving me crazy!

[sobe1977]

Thanks again for all of your help. However, I am still having issues with this form. I got it to work in the simplified .fla that I posted by using your suggestions. However, when I use the exact same idea in the actual original file, it just doesn’t work. I can’t figure out why and I don’t know what else to do. I’d appreciate it if you could take a quick look at the full .fla file (attached) and see if there is something that I’m missing. Thanks again for your assistance, it is very much appreciated.

[squeelia]

Did you forget to attach??

[retrotron]

sobe1977 seems to be having problems attaching the .zip. Not sure why, it works fine for me. In any case, I've attached the file here.

[sobe1977]

Thanks for attaching the file. I don't know what the problem was on my end over here. I appreciate any feedback on getting this tab thing working.