Code not executing as expected

During the production of a training aid I am using "layers" to allow the
student to enteract with displays graphically shown. I am having difficulty
getting the code controlling the "show/hide" to consistently function as
written. For example:

<input type="button" name="requestcreate" value="Creating New Request"
onClick="MM_showHideLayers('Layer1','','show','req uestnew','','show','requestlis
t1','','hide','requestcreate','','show','requested iting','','hide','requestlist'
,'','hide','requestselect','','hide','requestdetai ls','','hide')">

is not showing the layer "requestcreate".

This seems to be a problem with layers. Some times they work and sometimes
they don't. I do not see a pattern of when it works and when it does not, other
than it does not work most of the time. Has anyone one else run into this
problem and have they found a solution? Does anyone know why this is a
reoccuring problem.


I am running Dreamweaver 4. No upgrade available in the near term.

Thanks,:camera;

Remeber, JavaScript is object-oriented - you have two elements named
'requestcreate'.

Change the name of your form to something else, and your layer show/hide
will work. Also double check for images that have the name attribute set to
'requestcreate' as they will also be affected by the show/hide method.

HTH,
bT

"Redwoof" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

During the production of a training aid I am using "layers" to allow the
student to enteract with displays graphically shown. I am having
difficulty
getting the code controlling the "show/hide" to consistently function as
written. For example:

input type="button" name="requestcreate" value="Creating New Request"
onClick="MM_showHideLayers('Layer1','','show','req uestnew','','show','requestlis
t1','','hide','requestcreate','','show','requested iting','','hide','requestlist'
,'','hide','requestselect','','hide','requestdetai ls','','hide')"

is not showing the layer "requestcreate".

This seems to be a problem with layers. Some times they work and sometimes
they don't. I do not see a pattern of when it works and when it does not,
other
than it does not work most of the time. Has anyone one else run into this
problem and have they found a solution? Does anyone know why this is a
reoccuring problem.


I am running Dreamweaver 4. No upgrade available in the near term.

Thanks,:camera;

HTH,
Very good! Its working fine now as well as a few others I was having problems
with.

I have run into this problem before and changed names to get things to work -
and I did it this time at the very beginning of the problem. I am using a lot
of layers and have tried to keep a rather ridged naming convention going to
help with updates. I think I just didn't change the name enough because this
time I used a nonsensical character combination - and Voila! Now I just have
to create a log for the other 75 layers of nonsensical name.

Thanks for the help.
KDH
:camera;:brokenheart;

You're welcome.

bT

"Redwoof" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

HTH,
Very good! Its working fine now as well as a few others I was having
problems
with.

I have run into this problem before and changed names to get things to
work -
and I did it this time at the very beginning of the problem. I am using a
lot
of layers and have tried to keep a rather ridged naming convention going
to
help with updates. I think I just didn't change the name enough because
this
time I used a nonsensical character combination - and Voila! Now I just
have
to create a log for the other 75 layers of nonsensical name.

Thanks for the help.
KDH
:camera;:brokenheart;