SetFocus() causing an infinite loop? is this a known thing?

Question

hi folks
i've just started revising a site of mine (
http://www.darkeststar.co.uk)
using flash cs3 (was originally in mx2004) and i've come across
some strange behaviour from one of the components
when i test the combo box, it freezes and gives
Code:
256 levels of recursion were exceeded in one action list
as an error. This is strange because when i was using mx2004,
there was no problem.
Now, when i get rid of a setFocus() used on a TextArea
component immediately afterwards, the problem is corrected
(although the user cannot type directly in the textbox and has to
click in it first which is awkward imo)
is this a known thing? i haven't used the built-in components
much before now but they've been almost as much hassle as they've
solved

Answer 1

The way that I have always used setFocus() is this
Selection.setFocus(itemOverlay_mc.amountTextArea_txt);
Maybe the functionality has changed since mx2004. Try that,
see what happens