Re: using php with java script

> As a matter of fact, you can. Because of the way php is placed inside your > html document, nothing prevents you from giving js variables values from > php This is exactly correct. While your PHP script is generating HTML, it can also generate Javascript code and initialize Javascript variables with PHP variable *values*. Meaning you could initialize a Javascript variable like this: <?php echo " var js_var = [value of $php_var]"; ?> or alternatively (as Markus pointed out) var js_var = <?php echo $php_var; ?> Either method inserts into the HTML stream var js_var = [value of $php_var] To go from Javascript to PHP, however, requires traditional HTML form elements with a submit function being called ("this.form.submit()" or a submit button) with a POST or GET method and ACTION pointing to the PHP script; or a URL-encoded query string appended to the URL of the PHP script: http://www.somewhere.com/script.php?name1=value1&name2=value2&...&nameN=valueN I've coded sites this way before, and it's the only way I know of to pass variables and their values between Javascript and PHP. Hope this helps. Stephen -- Stephen Hui, ARL:UT, Austin, Texas Computer Terms: Programmer - A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects.