if it's a literal ID value, then yes, he'd need quotes. I'm guessing it's a variable.
Try backgroundColor (note the casing) instead of background. On 8/11/05, Jim Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does it matter if you put the element ID in quotes? > > ....getElementById("CurrentHighlightedCell")... > > - Jim > > Jeff W wrote: > > >Can anyone tell me WHY this won't work in NS6.1 but work fine in ie5-6, > >firefox and NS8?? > > > >document.getElementById(CurrentHighlightedCell).style.background='#006600'; > > > >CurrentHighlightedCell is a variable that contains the current id of the > ><TD> background color I am changing. > > > >Thanks.. > >Jeff > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:214586 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54