Webmaster Forum / HTML, CSS, Scripts / JavaScript / July 2006

I'm looking at some old code, and am having a problem with IE having
changed how accesses an object:
pages = window.parent.frames.item(1).document.all("position");
This works under Win200 and 6.0.2800.1106.

Is it possible to pass to a script a path to a file which is outside
public_html?
I have this function :
function okno( film ){

I'm using the event "onload" to trigger a function when an
image has been preloaded. But it seems to me that the
function is triggered right at the beginning of the transfer
from remote to local rather than at the end of it.

 Is it possible to apply style to browse button, the code for which
is,
<input type="file">
I want to add a background image to the "Browse" button. (using css)

I have a problem with Internet Explorer that I really can't explain.
If anyone can find a solution to this, I congratulate you...
I'm trying to have a script dynamically select all (or some) of the
options in a select field.  It won't work, it will only select one

   I would appreciate any assistance you have with the following
problem:
  I have (as an example) an array of values as follows:
  arrayvalues=new Array("0001","0003","0005") where each is the value

I have a particular problem where I need to have one form perform two
actions. Can you just have 2 actions in the action parameter ("action =
...blahblah.asp, ...yaddayadda.jsp") or is there some way to add the
second action in the onsubmit command? Any suggestions on this would be

Hi, I am kinda familiar with html, but i am having a problem. I am
working on a menu system for a handheld gaming device (PSP). I want the
menu to be able to display all files with a certain extention (.swf to
be precise) from a specific folder. The menu system I am working on

I have a problem in which I am not sure if Javascript can or should be used.
If anyone can throw light on this it wd be great :
Basically I am working on the development of a database where a user enters
an address (street, city, state, zipcode). Based on the user input of the

I'm trying to set the "readonly" attribute of a "textarea" element this way:
---------------------------------
<script type="text/javascript">
***snip***

i need some help with xml and js ...
in my html page i've to  show a grid with some data retrieved from
an xml file ...
i need to this beacuse i've to use online, on a webserver and offline

I have an entry field and a long number "33424JHKJHKJ43432423" as well
as a submit button "FINISHED".
I need to know "HOW LONG" it takes for the user to enter the number
correctly ! if incorrect, it should popup an alert and ask user to

Hey I am trying to pass some parameters into a javascript function.
This function is invoked from an onClick from a hyperlink. The
parameters are some id's for a database, most of these are just numebrs
but some are of the form xxxx-xxxx-xxxx when I pass these types nothing

Why is this:
eval('[{\"active":"true"}]')
is OK, but
eval('{"active":"true"}') tells me I'm missing ";" ?

Seems JavaScript is getting some bad press:
 "Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript
  to map a home or corporate network and attack connected
  servers or devices, such as printers or routers."