I don't have an IE to test the case , so I have a doubt Joe . Does the second Version B really works for you ? Have you tried it with test cases ? I think there may be some error . One more doubt ... Dont we need to have the code javascript: like this in onfocus ? I used to call js functions usually than coding like this . So don't know . I have used onclick="javascript:return window.confirm('Are you sure to delete this record?')" something like this . ie why I am having doubt . Try to make it as a funtion and let me know whether it works . If it works plz do try adding javascript in front of your code Version A . Thanks and love to hear what you get . ( May be I am wrong , but let me know the o/p :) ) Hari K T http://harikt.com/ --- On Fri, 31/7/09, Joe Forsythe <jforsythe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Joe Forsythe <jforsythe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: JavaScript Puzzler To: php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Friday, 31 July, 2009, 9:45 AM So I've got the following code in 2 flavors: Version A: <textarea name="locationinfo" id="locationinfo" onFocus="if ((this.value == 'Some stuff\nGoes here.') || (this.value == 'Some stuff\rGoes here.')) {this.value= ''; this.onfocus= null;}">Some stuff Goes here. Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer 8. http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/