Re: [WEB400] Javascript and browser compatability - half a step forward

[Rob Dixon <rob.dixon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Walden

Many thanks for your response

Walden H. Leverich wrote:

> With a quick gander I'd say it's the same problem with name vs. id. The
> button's NAME is "..../BUTTON.999..." but it has no ID. And as we
> learned previously, IDs and NAMEs are the same in IE (hence it works)
> but not in Netscape (hence it doesn't).
It needs drumming into me!

> The function:
>
> function fd() {
> 	var buttonname = session + "/BUTTON.999-999=*E"; 
> 	document.getElementById(buttonname).click()
> }
>
> Should be:
>
> function fd() {
> 	var buttonname = session + "/BUTTON.999-999=*E"; 
> 	document.getElementsByName(buttonname)[0].click()
> }

However, I made the change and it still works in IE, but, sadly, not in 
NS which complains that .

document.getElementsByName(buttonname)[0] has no properties 

and I cannot work out what that means.


Thank you for your most kind efforts.

Best wishes


Rob