If a TextBox is filled from a database or a variable when the page is loaded, the command: let myValue = $w("#myElement").value; does not see the input and just returns a blank unless a user has subsequently edited the TextBox. The same problem does not arise on TextInputs - this seems to be a pr…

Hi, @user588 !! I’m not entirely sure about the situation, but are you using dataset.onReady() for now? :upside_down_face: $w.onReady(function () { $w("#myDataset").onReady(() => { let textBoxValue = $w("#myElement").value; console.log(textBoxValue); }); });

Yes, the problem you are facing is legitimate, and here’s the solution: [image] Unable to Retrieve Input Value Ask the community No actually its not a dynamic page issue, it is apparently a bug with all input fields. So unless the user takes their cursor over …

No, I am not using a dataset in the example in the link. Thank you for looking

Hi Pratham, I really appreciate your input. Unfortunately it doesn’t resolve the problem for me. I have tried the $w(‘#input2’).focus() approach both before and after I assign the vaue to the field and it still isn’t seen. I have put an invisible button just above the right-hand column - if you cli…

Your logic approach is incorrect. You cannot save a value by assigning it to the input value. You have to setFieldValues via code directly to the dataset. Set Field Values | Velo Updates the values of a set of fields in the current item. The setFieldValues function sets the value of …

Hi Codequeen, The thing about my example at https://www.northnorfolkstudios.co.uk/textbox-save is that it doesn’t use a dataset - it is purely illustrative of the problem and shows the difference between the way that textInput and textBox are now working - and in my actual page (of which this is a v…

Issue with textBox in Velo - unable to save

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Pratham February 17, 2025, 8:02am 3

Yes, the problem you are facing is legitimate, and here’s the solution:

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Issue with textBox in Velo - unable to save

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