Q388 How can I access a form field which has a non alpha name?

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Q388 How can I access a form field which has a non alpha name?

In older browsers, the form fields are expected to have names that start with alpha characters if you use the following syntax:

document.formName.139.value = 'some text';

However, you can get around this if you use:

document.formName.elements['139'].value = 'some text';