Preserved Topic: window.status??? it doesnt work!

I have a map of the world, and i have divided it into regions as in the code below.
on mouseover i would like to display the name of the continent in the status bar! The mouseout works fine but not the mouseover.
Whats wrong?


<map name="world">
<!--usa-->
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,41,35" href="./partners.asp?contnr=5"
onMouseOver = "imgOVER('img1');window.status='USA';return true"
onMouseOut = "imgOUT('img1');window.status='CadArc.com';return true" target="main">
<!--sør-am-->
<area shape="rect" coords="23,35,55,80" href="./partners.asp?contnr=2"
onMouseOver = "imgOVER('img2');window.status='SOUTH AMERICA';return true"
onMouseOut = "imgOUT('img1');window.status='CadArc.com';return true" target="main">
<!--eur-->
<area shape="rect" coords="41,0,85,35" href="./partners.asp?contnr=0"
onMouseOver = "imgOVER('img3');window.status='EUROPE';return true"
onMouseOut = "imgOUT('img1');window.status='CadArc.com';return true" target="main">
<!--afr-->
<area shape="rect" coords="55,35,85,69" href="./partners.asp?contnr=3"
onMouseOver = "imgOVER('img4');window.status='AFRICA';return true"
onMouseOut = "imgOUT('img1');window.status='CadArc.com';return true" target="main">
<!--asia-->
<area shape="rect" coords="85,0,140,50" href="./partners.asp?contnr=4"
onMouseOver = "imgOVER('img5');window.status='ASIA';return true"
onMouseOut = "imgOUT('img1');window.status='CadArc.com';return true" target="main">
<!--oceania-->
<area shape="rect" coords="108,53,140,76" href="./partners.asp?contnr=1"
onMouseOver = "imgOVER('img6');window.status='OCEANIA';return true"
onMouseOut = "imgOUT('img1');window.status='CadArc.com';return true" target="main">
</map>

Well, it looks like it should work, assuming nothing is wrong with the imgOVER(...) function. If there is a flaw in this function, then it will never get to the mouseover status text! Look there for your problem, 9 chances out of ten that'll be your difficulty. If you run this page inj Netscape, type "javascript:" in the address bar, it'll launch the Communicator Console which should help you locate the offending bug.

Your pal, -doc-

ok.. in the function imgoOVER() I have this line:
document.wmap.src = eval(img + "over.src");

the name of the picture is wmap!

is this wrong?

Hmm, no there's nothing really wrong about that line, it *could* be a good line, hard to tell. Really, it'd be much easier if you could point me to the page that doesn't work, I'd be able to spot the flaw in seconds, I bet. Post an URL for a test page, or a direct link to the broken page, and I'll take a look see.

Your pal, -doc-

Still waiting! .... .... .... :-)

Your pal, -doc-

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here's an url: www.cheezyboys.com/helpme/help.asp

Gotta Love Gates&Co.
I got this:

Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80004005'

Could not find file 'g:\activewebroot\00017\u00017397\helpme\thecore.mdb'.

//global.asa, line 38

if it makes you feel any better I had Notepad crash my machine this morning



Walking the Earth like Kane

gotta love those error msg....
it should be fixed now (i hope)
but my problem with the java-script is not fixed yet, so i hope someone can still help me

chris

Sorry, I didn't get an error! It worked fine and looked pretty cool. I use IE 5.0 on win 98. What are you running it on?

I dont get an error either... the mouseover simply doesnt work... its supposed to say the name of the continents in the status bar...
the mouseout works fine though...!?!!

chris