Javascript Image Variable

[chadsden]

I have a Slide show which consists of an HTML document and an external javascript file. The slide show is at "

http://members.aol.com/achad110/11gallery1.html";

Each week, I feature different slides. Currently, I update the external file with the new files and then update the html document with the beginning slide.

What I want to do is get rid of having to change the beginning slide in the HTML each week. Can I just add a variable to my external file and call for it in my HTML file? Could you help me with the proper script?

The external file is as follows:

myPix = new Array("

http://members.aol.com/achad110/pho...bers.aol.com/achad110/photos/doe1.JPG";)

adURL = new Array("469882367","469882686&quot
thisPic = 0

imgCt = myPix.length - 1

function chgSlide(direction) {

if (document.images) {

thisPic = thisPic + direction

if (thisPic > imgCt) {

thisPic = 0

}

if (thisPic < 0) {

thisPic = imgCt

}
document.myPicture.src=
myPix[thisPic]

}

}

function newLocation() {

document.location.href = &quot;

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=&quot;;

+ adURL[thisPic]

}

The HTML file text is as follows:
<td Background=&quot;

http://members.aol.com/achad110/photos/bkbg1.jpg&quot;;

width='298' height='260'><A HREF=&quot;javascript:newLocation()&quot;><CENTER>
<!-- ENTER STARTING GALLERY PICTURE -->
<img src=&quot;

http://members.aol.com/achad110/photos/ffpkctr1.jpg&quot;;

NAME = &quot;myPicture&quot; width=&quot;170&quot; ALT=&quot;Click to View Auction&quot;></CENTER></td>
<td width='298'><font face='Times New Roman' color=#000000 size=4><B><CENTER>
<A HREF=&quot;javascript:chgSlide(-1)&quot;><< Previous</A>
<A HREF=&quot;javascript:chgSlide(1)&quot;>Next >></A> </CENTER></B></font></td>
Thanx
Cliff [sig][/sig]

 

[RobSchultz]

Without changing it too much couldn't you just do this to the html page...

<script>
document.write('<img src=&quot;'+ myPix[0] +'&quot; NAME = &quot;myPicture&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; ALT=&quot;Click to View Auction&quot;>')</script>

Later,
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"Focus on the solution to the problem,<br>
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[chadsden]

Hi Rob,
Thanx for the reply. By the time I got your answer, I had already done what you recommended and it worked in Internet Explorer, But not in Netscape 3.
If you don't have netscape, heres what happens: The first picture loads ('myPix[0]') and script appears below the picture which repeats the 'document.write' statement with 2 little boxes in front of the statement.

The URL for the gallery is &quot;

http://members.aol.com/achad110/11gallery1.html&quot;.

Here's the link. <a href=&quot;

http://members.aol.com/achad110/11gallery1.html&quot;>Click

Here! <a/>

If you look at the source in the HTML file, I have revised the prev & next statements from my original posting. They do not show up in Netscape. Challenge #2, I guess.

Any suggestions? I'm sort of lost!
Thanx in advance
Cliff [sig][/sig]

 

[RobSchultz]

Does it work in NN4? If so, you may want to forget about NN3. I believe that the installed base of NN3/IE3 is about 1%. If you still want to pursue the problem I will help as much as I can.

Later, [sig]<p>Rob<br><a href=mailto:robschultz@yahoo.com>robschultz@yahoo.com</a><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
"Focus on the solution to the problem,<br>
not the obstacles in the way."<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/sig]

 

[chadsden]

Hi Rob,
Thanx for the reply. I will try to get a copy of NS 4 installed. I'll let you know what happens.
Thanx again,
Cliff [sig][/sig]