I like the use of the .defaultValue property. It's a bit more elegant that the more literal arguments I've always used.

	'<WMS: store search terms>
	if Len(request("keyword")&"") > 0 then
	session("keyword") = request("keyword")
	end if
	if Len(session("keyword") & "") < 1 then
	session("keyword") = "Text to be displayed here"
	end if

Place that in the ASP section of code right above the search form. Then you'd modify the value property of the input field like so:

value="<%=session("keyword")%>"

 

Thanks for the quick reply. I think I found a solution. So far it is working.

 

Here is what I did just in case anyone else is looking:

 

Somewhere around line 14 in smallsearchbox file you will find:

 

<input type="Text" name="keyword" size="14" value="" id="smallsearchbox" >

 

Replace with:

 

<input type="Text" name="keyword" size="14" value="Text to be displayed here" onfocus="if(this.value==this.defaultValue)this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value=this.defaultValue;" id="smallsearchbox" >

 

You will see code associated with the search form.  If you need it physically pulled apart and presented as a solution, I can do that later but I wanted to give you a quick tap in the right direction.

 

Something like....

 

Search here...

 

Search by Sku or name...

 

Any help would be appreciated.