Problem in javascript

[fakeeyed]

alright, its my first post here, i was told to come here for the help i need. alright... now ill post the html file, and the subsequent javascript file. when i change the value of my select it is supposed to call constructor function.

when it does... it says that the constructor function doesnt exist... yet, it does.
i think i am just havin a brain fart, but i really cant figure this out.

thanks in advance for any and all help.

javascript -- constructor.js

function constructor(x){
	alert("I am in the constructor function");
	
	//calls set cookie function
	setMyCookie(x);
	
	//raise the count, then drop it into a variable for easy use
	raiseCount();
	var currentBox = GetCookie('count');
	
	//checks which cookies are set... fills category var appropriately
	if(!GetCookie('abs_brewery') == null){
		if(!GetCookie('abs_price') == null){
			if(!GetCookie('abs_brand') == null){
				
			}
			else{
					var category = GetCookie('abs_brewery') + GetCookie('abs_price');
			}
		}
		else {
			var category = 'price';
		}
	}
	
	//try to create new div and do all that fun and funky fresh stuff
	try {
		//create the new div, sets its class, its background, position, and the correct z-index
		var newDiv = document.createElement('div');
		newDiv.setAttribute('class','selectionBox');
		newDiv.setAttribute('style','background-image: url(bgs/' + currentBox + '.jpg);position:absolute;left:' + 
							document.getElementById(parseInt(currentBox) - 1).style.left * currentBox + 'px;top:' + 
							document.getElementById(parseInt(currentBox) - 1).style.top * currentBox + 'px;z-index:'
							+ 10-currentBox + ';');
		
		//create h2 header
		var newHeader = document.createElement('h2');
		newHeader.setAttribute('style','margin-top:0px;margin-left:5px;');
		
		//create new text element
		var newText = document.createTextNode(divvys[parseInt(currentBox)]);
		
		//puts text into the h2 tag
		newHeader.appendChild(newText);
		
		//puts h2 in new div
		newDiv.appendChild(newHeader);
		
		//creates new selection box
		var newSelect = document.createElement('select');
		newSelect.setAttirubte('style','position:absolute;left:25px;top:45px;');
		newSelect.setAttribute('onchange','constructor(this.value)');
		
		//creates the first, selected option
		var option1 = document.createElement('option');
		option1.setAttribute('SELECTED');
		var text1 = document.createTextNode(selectionTitles[parseInt(currentBox)]);
		option1.appendChild(text1);
		newSelect.appendChild(option1);
		
		//selects correct data array from category var defined earlier and pushes everything into options
		for(i=0;i<eval(category).length;i++){
			var option = document.createElement('option');
			var text = document.createTextNode(eval(category)[i]);
			option.appendChild(text);
			newSelect.appendChild(option);			
		}
		
		//appends select box to new div
		newDiv.appendChild(newSelect);
		
		//appends new div to page
		document.body.appendChild(newDiv);
		newDiv.setAttribute('style','background-image: ' + eval(count) + '.jpg');
	}
	catch(e){
		alert("The following error occurred: " + e);
	}
}

function raiseCount() {
		if(GetCookie('count') == null){
			//if the count cookie doesnt exist, set it to 1
			SetCookie('count', 1);
		}
		else{
			var currCount = GetCookie('count');
			count = parseInt(count) + 1;
			SetCookie('count',count);
		}
					 
}

//function that uses the count cookie to set the proper cookie
//needed with each instance of calling constructor
function setMyCookie(x){
	if(GetCookie('count')==null){
			SetCookie('abs_brewery',x);
	}
	else if(GetCookie('count') == 1){
			SetCookie('abs_price',x);
	}
	else if(GetCookie('count') == 2){
			SetCookie('abs_brand',x);
	}
	else if(GetCookie('count') == 3){
			SetCookie('abs_finalSelection',x);
	}
}

function moveDiv(){
	//distance to move
	var distance=2;
	var n6, ie;
	
	//detect browser
	if(document.all){
	  ie=true;
	} else if(document.getElementById){
	  n6=true;
	}

	var intervalID=setInterval("doIt()", 6);
	
	  function doIt(){
	    var pos = parseInt(document.getElementById(currentBox).style.top);
		var end = parseInt(document.getElementById(currentBox).style.top) + 126;
        if(pos > end){
	      document.getElementById(currentBox).style.top=parseInt(document.getElementById(currentBox).style.top)+distance+"px";
	    } 
		else{
	    	//do nothing, its already in the right position
		}
	  }
}

html -- index.html

<html>
<head>
<title>American Beer Selector</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="constructor.js"></script>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="data.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
body {
	background-image:url('bg.jpg');
	color: #FFFFFF;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.selectionBox {
	position: absolute;
	top: 100px;
	left: 100px;
	background-color: #ec5e00;
	color: #000000;
	width: 300px;
	height: 100px;
	border: 2px #666666 solid;
	vertical-align: top;
	z-index: 10;
}

</style>

</head>

<body>
<div id="0" class="selectionBox" style="background-image:url('bgs/0.jpg');">
<h2 style="margin-top:0px;margin-left:5px;">Select a Brewery:</h2>
<select style="position:absolute;left:25px;top:45px;" onChange="constructor(this.value);">
	<option selected>-- Brewery Choices --</option>
	<option value="ab">Anheuser Busch</option>
	<option value="cb">Coors Brewing Company</option>
	<option value="mb">Miller Brewing Company</option>
</select>
</div>

</body>
</html>

[fakeeyed]

nevermind... that was stupid. im good so far.

[DakDarie]

Why?
By the way does maybe anyone know.. I had an error in IE 5.0 - couldn't open any javascripts if they available on the web page.

[aniseed]

Why?
By the way does maybe anyone know.. I had an error in IE 5.0 - couldn't open any javascripts if they available on the web page.

Some more information?!?

[DakDarie]

Some more information?!?

I find a link (somewhere on a page), move the mouse on it and see in the left bottom corner of the webpage (I use IE 6): "javascript "some text here"". If I click this link, page won't open. I can't open such pages. And I don't get where is the problem, I've tried to reinstall my IE, that doesn't help.

Thanks.

[stokelake]

I wouldn't worry about it not working in IE5 no one uses that anymore.

[stokelake]

In fact i think it as low as 1.25% so not worth the trouble.