The input needs to have an ID, jQuery can't reference by the name attribute using the style you specified. You might also try: $("#form input['name=Prefix']").val("Testing");
Here's more on selecting by attribute: http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors/attributeEquals#attributevalue And for more on selectors: http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors Also, you'll need to use the val() function instead of value. On Oct 14, 2:49 pm, wyo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've a form like > > <form id="Test" ...> > <fieldset> > <table ...> > <tbody> > <tr> > <td><input name="Prefix"></td> > > Now I try to access it in the following way: > > $('#Test, Prefix').value = 'Testing"; > > I also tried > > $('#Test', 'Prefix').value = 'Testing"; > > with no success. Any idea what's wrong? > > O. Wyss