thanks guy,
turned out to be a simple syntax error. window.location.href = canvas/index.php?hex01="+layeronecolor+"&hex02="+layertwocolor+"&hex03="+lay erthreecolor"; should have been window.location.href = "canvas/index.php?hex01="+layeronecolor+"&hex02="+layertwocolor+"&hex03="+la yerthreecolor; doh i still don't understand how it created such weird behaviour. trouble is that now, the variables being passed are hex values including the # symbol. ie layeronecolor = #34bbc1 it seems to be creating a different problem. can i not put # in a php url? in the status bar i get "(1 item remaining) Waiting for http://www.root2art.co.uk/svg_color_selector/canvas/index.php?hex01=..." whilst in the address bar i get "http://www.root2art.co.uk/svg_color_selector/canvas/index.php?hex01=#FF0303 &hex02=#5EC5CC&hex03=#FBFCE8" would there be the same issue if i used the post method? cheers harvey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

