Mistake with JavaScript

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Mistake with JavaScript

I tested but did not manage to put to work

romzinho2k7

4:09 am on Apr 27, 2006 (gmt 0)

Hey friends, all right?
I did a script to put "..." but one for a.

<html>
<title>TEST</title>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function dopoints()
{
var wii=document.getElementById("dopoint").innerHTML;

if(wii=="   ")
document.getElementById("dopoint").innerHTML=".  ";
else if(wii==".  ")
document.getElementById("dopoint").innerHTML=".. ";
else if(wii==".. ")
document.getElementById("dopoint").innerHTML="...";
else if(wii=="...")
document.getElementById("dopoint").innerHTML="   ";

window.setTimeout("dopoints()", 300);
}
</script>

That happens do not know where I was mistaken. Only look.
Could they help?

Moby_Dim

12:26 pm on Apr 27, 2006 (gmt 0)

Read this useful page : [quirksmode.org ], and try to solve the problem yourself (hope you'll understand the err cause ;)

mehh

10:31 am on May 1, 2006 (gmt 0)

You where trying to acsses something when it wasnt loaded yet. try this.

<html>
<head>
<title>TEST</title>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function dopoints()
{
var wii=document.getElementById("dopoint").innerHTML;

window.setTimeout("dopoints()", 300);
}
</script>
<head>
<body onload="dopoints();">
<p>Progress<span id="dopoint">   </span></p>
</body>
</html>