Excute Function on page Load

[iceman2g]

This is a simple question but how would I excute a fucntion on page load without a event handler.

[Jona]

<script type="text/javascript"><!--
onload = function(){
 // ...
}
//--></script>

[iceman2g]

That was fast. I mean really fast mere seconds.

[iceman2g]

Ok i'm using setTimeout() to update page every 1 second. Using onload = function() {}

It's not updating.

Any idea why?

[Jona]

Update page every one second?

function update(){
 // ...
}

onload = function(){setTimeout('update()', 1000)};

[iceman2g]

What about?

window.onload = "functionName()"; 

Sorry just curious. I tryed and it didn't work.

[Jona]

You can use...

onload = functionName;

[iceman2g]

That doesn't seem to be working hence why I asked.

[Jona]

function myFunction(){
 alert("Hello, Monkey-loving World!");
}

onload = myFunction;

[iceman2g]

lol, that worked don't know why my fucntion isn't working though.

[Jona]

What is your function? (Yes, I am well aware of the possibility that your next reply will have a good 150+ lines of code. I've been through it today, it's not like more will make a difference. )

[iceman2g]

Ok found what I think is the problem.

document.getElementById('updateVar').innerHTML= display; 

When I remove this from my function all seems to be running fine.

[Jona]

Is that an unnecessary part of your script or do you need to figure out how to make that part of the script work?

[iceman2g]

I need to figure out how to make this part work.

[Jona]

Are you sure there is an element on your page that has an id="updateVar"? Also, is the variable display defined? If the answer to both questions is "yes," you'll have to show me more code.