<INPUT value=123456789 name=test>
<INPUT οnclick=demo() type=button value=get>
<SCRIPT>
function demo(){
test.focus();
var r = document.selection.createRange();
var t = test.createTextRange();
r.setEndPoint("StartToStart",t);
var len = r.text.length;
alert(test.value.substr(0, len));
alert(test.value.substr(len));
}
</SCRIPT>
<INPUT οnclick=demo() type=button value=get>
<SCRIPT>
function demo(){
test.focus();
var r = document.selection.createRange();
var t = test.createTextRange();
r.setEndPoint("StartToStart",t);
var len = r.text.length;
alert(test.value.substr(0, len));
alert(test.value.substr(len));
}
</SCRIPT>