Hi Alex, So what happens when you try to run the script? Do you get the alert box or does the colour just not change? A couple of things: 1. Check the line that says: bx=document.getElementById("box" If punctuation isn't getting mangled in your email, you need to add a closing bracket and a semicolon to the end of this line. 2. You need to put a hash sign # in front of the hex colour, example #33ffcc . Cheers, Lynn -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: 19 June 2009 04:10 To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: html box... again! Okay, I am getting annoyed! My simple, 500x500 px box is still not showing. Below is the code to make the box, followed by the function that I use to update said box's color (the form fields are okay, and the translation to hex works). As usual, my email will lack punctuation, so ignore things like missing < or > signs, semicolons, braces, and so on. Box code: <div align="center" id="box" style="height:500; width:500; color:black"></div Script to change box's color to the codes in three text boxes, one for red, one for green, and one for blue: <script language="javascript" function update(){ try{ red=eval(f.r.value).toString(16); green=eval(f.g.value).toString(16); blue=eval(f.b.value).toString(16); if(red.length==1){ red=0+""+red; if(green.length==1){ green=0+""+green; if(blue.length==1){ blue=0+""+blue; col=red+""+green+""+blue; bx=document.getElementById("box" bx.style.color=col; document.getElementById("eml").innerHTML="Code: "+col+"<br><a href='mailto:mehgcap@xxxxxxx"subject="+col+";'>Email me the color</a>"; catch(e){ alert(e+" in update(): "+e.description); </script Have a great day, Alex __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Security - http://www.websense.com/content/HostedEmailSecurity.aspx __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind