So here's the story . . . I'm just now learning the technology (ASP, ADO, etc) that was new and exciting a few years ago. I've got a decent handle on VBScript from other, non-web experience, but javascript simultaneously intrigues and intimidates me. What references can anyone recommend about Javascript for a novice whose knowledge is current to about 1999?? The specific item that's caught my interest is the div, and whether or not it's as powerful as some pages and some of these posts make it sound.

Thanks in advance for the help!



-Jake Woods

This link is an excellent reference to DHTML in IE, about 80% also applies to the newer versions of Netscape/Mozilla:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...asp?frame=true

The div is nothing to do with JavaScript. It's part of the html specification and provides a non-styled element similar to the p tag but without the extra brak. It is a block element, i.e. it puts a line break after it and must be closed, i.e. , you shouldn't miss the closing tag. It's corollary is the span which is also closed but is an inline element so does not add a line break.

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Joe