Arg! JavaScript page works in IE, but not Netscape/Mozilla?

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Arg, this problem is really annoying me. I have an HTML page with a large JavaScript script embedded in it.

The problem is, it works with Internet Explorer, but it doesn't work with Netscape/Mozilla!

I encountered a similar problem with regards to frames: Internet Explorer would accept frames inside body tags, but Netscape and Mozilla would stoutly refuse to display it.

Are there any common mistakes that are made when writing HTML/JavaScript files that causes Mozilla/Netscape to refuse to run the scripts correctly? I can post some of the code if absolutely necessary.
 
Frames within a BODY tag are plain wrong, that's why some browser won't display anything or an error. Please look those things up at www.w3c.org or use an HTML-Editor to give you the basic structure before struggling with the code. Did you copy the JavaScript somewhere? Does it work in NS/mozilla on THAT site? Can you post the JavaScript here?

The structure for a basic frameset-page should be:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1">
<title>PageTitle</title>
</head>

<frameset cols="*,80">
<frame name="NoName" noresize src="(EmptyReference!)">
<frame name="NoName" noresize src="(EmptyReference!)">
<noframes>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<p></p>
</body>

</noframes>
</frameset>

</html>
 
Frames within a BODY tag are plain wrong, that's why some browser won't display anything or an error. Please look those things up at www.w3c.org or use an HTML-Editor to give you the basic structure before struggling with the code. Did you copy the JavaScript somewhere? Does it work in NS/mozilla on THAT site? Can you post the JavaScript here?

The structure for a basic frameset-page should be: (attached as .txt)
 

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Tisk Tisk Tisk...Now you know the importance of STANDARDS-based web browsing. Fryke hit the nail on the head. IE is so sloppy at HTML intreptretation that it will display almost anything. Kinda reflects the 100,000 holes in XP.
 
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