[Gareth Bowker] > the only thing that springs to mind is that most > javascript snippets have javascript: in front of them e.g. > onClick="javascript:history.go(-1);return true;" . You do not use the "javascript:" for standard events, like onClick. You would use it in the value of an href - e.g. <a href='javascript:doSomethingSpecial(this)'> Cheers, Tom P