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Here is my problem in a nutshell: a script to model dynamic table
extension. It works under Firefox. But IE just aborts, complaining about
an "unknown runtime error" in the line with "innerHTML" . Why?

<html><head></head><body>

<script language="javas cript">
function extend() {
var tb = document.getEle mentById('theta ble').tBodies[0];
var newrow = document.create Element('tr');
tb.insertBefore (newrow,tb.rows[tb.rows.length-1]);
tb.rows[tb.rows.length-2].innerHTML =
'<td>A</td><td>dummy</td><td>row</td>';
}
</script>

<table id="thetable">
<tr><td>1-1</td><td>1-2</td><td>1-3</td></tr>
<tr><td>2-1</td><td>2-2</td><td>2-3</td></tr>
<tr><td>3-1</td><td>3-2</td><td>3-3</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="3"><a href="javascrip t:extend();">ex tend</a></td></tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

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Jul 23 '05 #1
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On 18 Dec 2004 13:20:35 -0600, gaehn gaehn <no****@blackho le.org> wrote:
But IE just aborts, complaining about an "unknown runtime error" in the
line with "innerHTML" . Why?
IE doesn't allow assignment to the innerHTML property of a table row. In
fact, the only table-related elements that can be modified this way are
CAPTION, TD and TH.
<html><head></head>
HTML documents require a TITLE element.
<body>

<script language="javas cript">
The language attribute has been deprecated for over six years. Use the
type attribute:

<script type="text/javascript">

[snip]
<a href="javascrip t:extend();">ex tend</a>


See <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24>.

[snip]

Mike

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