JavaScript that doesn't work in IE6

[modeep]

I have written some code to create a table using javscript it works fine in firefox but does not show the table in IE6

// JavaScript Document
 
 
var easy = "046280000500600740200000000005032070021000480030170500000000005094001007000096830";
var easySplit = easy.split('');
var eAns = "946287351583619742217543698865432179721965483439178526678324915394851267152796834";
var eAnspl = eAns.split('');
var medium = "000800017430000000002000900200008000097603480000700005006000100000000048580001000";
var medSplit = medium.split('');
var hard = "900001050765000000100300008000006040000218000090400000600004002000000837030100005";
var hardSplit = hard.split('');
 
 
 
var celltab = document.getElementById('sudoform');
var cells = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
var enter = '';
var enter1 = new Array();
//function to create the 3*3 regions
function createTable(){
    if (!getElementById || !document.createTextNode){return;}
var cellno=0;
for(var k=1; k<4 ; k++){
    var d=document.getElementById('sudo');
    var box= document.getElementById('b'+(k));
    var table=document.createElement('table');
    table.setAttribute('id', 'intable'+k);
    for(var i=1; i<4; i++){
 
        var row = document.createElement('tr');
 
            for(var j=1; j<4; j++){
                cellno++;
                var cell = document.createElement('td');
                var input = document.createElement('input');
                input.setAttribute('type','text');
                input.setAttribute('maxlength','1');
                input.setAttribute('size','1');
                //input.setAttribute('value',cellno);
                input.setAttribute('readonly','true');
                row.appendChild(cell);
                cell.appendChild(input);
            }
        table.appendChild(row);
        table.insertRow();
        }
        box.appendChild(table);
        row.setAttribute('id', 'k'+k);
    }
 
 
}
    //run the 3*3 function three times to create 9 regions in all
    function createTables(){
 
        for(var z=0; z<3; z++){
        createTable();
        }
    }
 
//function to assign each cell an ID
 
function assignID() {
 
    for(var m=1; m<cells.length+1;m++){
 
        cells[m-1].setAttribute('id','c'+m);
        cells[m-1].setAttribute('value', easySplit[m-1]);
        //if(cells[m-1].value=='0'){
        //input.setAttribute('readonly','false');
            //}
            if(cells[m-1].value==0){
            cells[m-1].value='';
            cells[m-1].removeAttribute('readonly');
            }
        }
 
}
 
function checkValues(){
 
    for(var a=0; a<=cells.length-1; a++){
 
        enter += String(cells[a].getAttribute('value'));
 
    }
    if (eAns!=enter){
    alert('sorry it is not right');    
    }else{
        alert('Congratualtions you have completed the easy level');
    }
 
}

Please post code using code tags - moderator

I cant seem to figure out the problem. I am quite new to javascript and i was also wondering is it better to create tables using javascript or is it better to just use XHTML and use java just to access the content.

Thanks

[pbmods]

CODE tags, people! CODE tags! It says it right there next to the input box when you're submitting your question!

Is IE giving you an error, or is it just not working?

[pronerd]

If your new to using forums this type of post will usually not get much of a response. The subject line and post it self need to be very specific if you want to get a specific response. Just saying it does not work in IE does not give any one much to go on. Also just dumping all your code on the screen and expecting other go debug it line by line is not realistic. You need to at lest track down the to the section of code that is failing and then post that.

Dose it partially work? If so what parts work? Are you getting an error? If so what? What debugging have to tried? Do you know what section of code is failing?

[codeneko]

One significant difference that I have found with dynamically building tables for IE is the requirement for the TBODY tag. Not sure if there is a way around this, but I would start there. Your code looks pretty straight forward otherwise... who knows, it may work. table -> tbody -> tr -> td