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/*
THE JAVASCRIPT COOKBOOK by Erica Sadun, webrx@mindspring.com
Copyright (c)2000 by Charles River Media. All Rights Reserved.
This applet can only be re-used or modifed by license holders of the
JavaScript Cookbook CD-ROM. Credit must be given in the source
code and this copyright notice must be maintained. If you do
not hold a license to the JavaScript Cookbook, you may NOT
duplicate or modify this code for your own use.
Use at your own risk. No warranty is given or implied of the suitability
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Charles River Media will be held responsible for any unwanted effects
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*/
// Set the status bar to show a message
function setMessage()
{
var msg="YOUR MESSAGE HERE"
window.status = msg
}
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<FONT COLOR="007777"><H1><IMG SRC="../GRAFX/UTENS.JPG" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=50
ALIGN = LEFT>Status Bar Message #1</H1></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT COLOR="770000">
This script sets the status bar text when a button is pressed.<p>
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<CENTER><FORM>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="SEE THE MESSAGE"
onClick="setMessage()">
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<FONT COLOR="007777"><H2>Discussion</H2></FONT>
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This script uses the function
<FONT color=770000">setMessage()</FONT>
to set the status bar's text by changing the
<FONT color=770000">window.status</FONT> object.
<h3>The function setMessage</h3>
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<font color="770000"><pre>
// Set the status bar to show a message
function setMessage()
{
var msg="YOUR MESSAGE HERE"
window.status = msg
}
</pre></font>
<h5>Copyright ©1996 by Charles River Media, All Rights Reserved</h5>
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