alert msg location

[mici]

Hi
I created a dynmic table (asp , sql db) when one of the columns is a "description" . The problem is that the description is too long so i want to show only first 600 characters and then only when the user mouse over the short description it will pop -up the full text. I could do it with "window.open" and had no problem , but because there are people who block pop-up-msgs , i prefer doing that with an alert type:
I used a script of showHideLayers() and placed a <div> with the description , but if i need to do that in a loop i dont know how to locate the dynamic "divs" in the page.
Also I tried to give the divs a dynamic "ID" from the DB and it the function didn't work.
Anyone has an idea?
Maybe a different way?

Another question- How do I cancel the under line of a link ?

Thanks

 

[Vragabond]

Another question- How do I cancel the under line of a link ?

With CSS:

a {
 text-decoration: none;
}

Should be the simplest way.

As for the rest of your problems, I don't know if they really relate to this forum, or are they more of a Javascript and ASP problems. What with the dynamic ID does not work? You could use Javascript to float the divs next to the link. Also, check the overLib a great tool for custom javascript tooltips.