Set cursor(caret) position in text field

Hello !
I have a <input type=text...> on a JSP Page with a default value...
I want this: when the input get focus, it "sends" the cursor to the last position, so the user can continue the default value...
setCaretPosition didn�t work...
Any help???
The better thing I did is to select the entire text, but when the user types something, the default text will be replaced... :(
Any help?
Thanks,
Igor.

I have a <input type=text...> on a JSP Page with a default value...
I want this: when the input get focus, it "sends" the cursor to the last position, so the user can
continue the default value..If this JSP page of yours is being run out of a browser, onFocus, the cursor (or Caret) will be positioned at the top left in NN and at the bottom right in IE. There is no getting around this.
V.V.

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