i think I solved my own problem... it seems to work? Please let me know if anyone thinks this is not a good or stable way to do this... thanks
JQuery: <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { //expand the next table after the current div.tblContols $('span.tblControls > a.expand').click(function() { $(this).parent().next('table').find('tr:gt(1)').show(); }); //collapse the next table after the current div.tblContols $('span.tblControls > a.collapse').click(function() { $(this).parent().next('table').find('tr:gt(1)').hide(); }); }); </script> New HTML: <div class="dataLeft"> <h4>Table Header 01</h4> <span class="tblControls"><a href="#" class="collapse">Collapse</ a> | <a href="#" class="expand">Expand</a></span> <table cellspacing="1" summmary="header" width="100%" class="dataTable"> <thead> <tr> <th width="55%"></th> <th width="15%"></th> <th align="right" width="15%">Result</th> <th align="right" width="15%">Points</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#">Sales </a></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right" class="green">202.32</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#"> PCT Of Goal</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">158.87 %</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#">Goal</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1.62</td> <td align="right" class="red"> </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="subHeaderVert">whatever</td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2.57</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert">Points</td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2674.75</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h4>Table Header 02</h4> <span class="tblControls"><a href="#" class="collapse">Collapse</ a> | <a href="#" class="expand">Expand</a></span> <table cellspacing="1" summmary="header" width="100%" class="dataTable"> <thead> <tr> <th width="55%"></th> <th width="15%"></th> <th width="15%" align="right">Result</th> <th width="15%" align="right">Points</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#">Sales </a></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right" class="green">202.32</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#"> PCT Of Goal</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">158.87 %</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#">Goal</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1.62</td> <td align="right" class="red"> </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="subHeaderVert">whatever</td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2.57</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert">Points</td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2674.75</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h4>Table Header 03</h4> <span class="tblControls"><a href="#" class="collapse">Collapse</ a> | <a href="#" class="expand">Expand</a></span> <table cellspacing="1" summmary="header" width="100%" class="dataTable"> <thead> <tr> <th width="55%"></th> <th width="15%"></th> <th align="right" width="15%">Result</th> <th align="right" width="15%">Points</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#">Sales </a></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right" class="green">202.32</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#"> PCT Of Goal</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">158.87 %</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert"><a href="#">Goal</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1.62</td> <td align="right" class="red"> </td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td class="subHeaderVert">whatever</td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2.57</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td class="subHeaderVert">Points</td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2674.75</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery UI" group. To post to this group, send email to jquery...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to jquery-ui+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-ui?hl=en.