Newbie question = how to add text to a textarea without deleting the previous text.

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GD - 29 Jun 2007 03:39 GMT

Newbie question = how to add text to a textarea without deleting the
previous text.

i'm trying to add text to a text area when a link is clicked (to
add etc) without erasing the previously typed text.

i'm using this, but unfortunately i don't know how to make this append
the text rather than just chenge the text in the text area.(where
comments is the textarea name.

<A HREF="#" onClick="(document.forms[0].comments.value='');
return false;" NAME="anchor1" ID="anchor1">select bold</A>

thank you very much,
GD

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RobG - 29 Jun 2007 03:44 GMT

> Newbie question = how to add text to a textarea without deleting the
> previous text.
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> <A HREF="#" onClick="(document.forms[0].comments.value='');

<... onclick="(document.forms[0].comments.value += '');

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Rob

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GD - 29 Jun 2007 05:02 GMT

>> Newbie question = how to add text to a textarea without deleting the
>> previous text.
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>
><... onclick="(document.forms[0].comments.value += '');

thank you very much!!

is there any way that if i highlight some text the tags that i'm
adding would replace that highlighted text?

thanks again,
GD

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Newbie question = how to add text to a textarea without deleting the previous text.