To answer your OP directly (not sure if it has been, I didn't notice it). open_div = 'system'+k+''; ... if ($(open_div).visible()==true) {
if there is no item with id 'system'+k then $(open_div) returns null (correctly) and so $(open_div).visible() throws an error. (for example if nothing has "id='system123'" then when k-123 the error wiil throw) You can avoid it with: if ($(open_div)) { if ($(open_div).visible()==true) { Dave -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.