[Javascript] Problem with script

Mon Feb 18 13:02:30 CST 2002

I copied a script from DynamicDrive.com, which offers lots of free, great DHTML scripts.  I found a script for a splash page (given below) thinking, apparently wrongly, that I could use this to have a brief message appear, while two images downloaded for the first page of the actual website.

For some reason, no matter how I try and fill in the array...nothing downloads until all the messaging is finished which really defeats the purpose of the whole thing.

Can anybody help here?  (I am on digest so cc my email address if you can help)

code follows as copied from DirectDrive 

<html>

<head>
<title>Intro Screen...</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#000000" text="#FFFFFF">

<div id="splashcontainer" style="position:absolute;width:350px;"></div>

<layer id="splashcontainerns" width=450></layer>

<script>

//Specify the paths of the images to be used in the splash screen, if any.
//If none, empty out array (ie: preloadimages=new Array())
var preloadimages=new Array("http://abstract.simplenet.com/point.gif","http://abstract.simplenet.com/point2.gif")
//configure delay in miliseconds between each message (default: 2 seconds)
var intervals=2000
//configure destination URL
var targetdestination="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex3/dynamicsplash.htm"

//configure messages to be displayed
//If message contains apostrophe('), backslash them (ie: "I\'m fine")

var splashmessage=new Array()
var openingtags='<font face="Arial" size="4">'
splashmessage[0]='<img src="http://abstract.simplenet.com/point.gif"> Welcome to Dynamic Drive <img src="http://abstract.simplenet.com/point2.gif">'
splashmessage[1]='The premier place on the net for free DHTML scripts'
splashmessage[2]='All scripts on this site take advantage of the latest in JavaScript/ DHTML technology'
splashmessage[3]='With emphasis on practicality and backwards compatibility'
splashmessage[4]='To bring true power and interactivity to your site.'
splashmessage[5]='Please stand by...'
var closingtags='</font>'

//Do not edit below this line (besides HTML code at the very bottom)

var i=0

var ns4=document.layers?1:0
var ie4=document.all?1:0
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all?1:0
var theimages=new Array()

//preload images
if (document.images){
for (p=0;p<preloadimages.length;p++){
theimages[p]=new Image()
theimages[p].src=preloadimages[p]
}
}

function displaysplash(){
if (i<splashmessage.length){
sc_cross.style.visibility="hidden"
sc_cross.innerHTML='<b><center>'+openingtags+splashmessage[i]+closingtags+'</center></b>'
sc_cross.style.left=ns6?parseInt(window.pageXOffset)+parseInt(window.innerWidth)/2-parseInt(sc_cross.style.width)/2 : document.body.scrollLeft+document.body.clientWidth/2-parseInt(sc_cross.style.width)/2
sc_cross.style.top=ns6?parseInt(window.pageYOffset)+parseInt(window.innerHeight)/2-sc_cross.offsetHeight/2 : document.body.scrollTop+document.body.clientHeight/2-sc_cross.offsetHeight/2
sc_cross.style.visibility="visible"
i++
}
else{
window.location=targetdestination
return
}
setTimeout("displaysplash()",intervals)
}

function displaysplash_ns(){
if (i<splashmessage.length){
sc_ns.visibility="hide"
sc_ns.document.write('<b>'+openingtags+splashmessage[i]+closingtags+'</b>')
sc_ns.document.close()

sc_ns.left=pageXOffset+window.innerWidth/2-sc_ns.document.width/2
sc_ns.top=pageYOffset+window.innerHeight/2-sc_ns.document.height/2

sc_ns.visibility="show"
i++
}
else{
window.location=targetdestination
return
}
setTimeout("displaysplash_ns()",intervals)
}

function positionsplashcontainer(){
if (ie4||ns6){
sc_cross=ns6?document.getElementById("splashcontainer"):document.all.splashcontainer
displaysplash()
}
else if (ns4){
sc_ns=document.splashcontainerns
sc_ns.visibility="show"
displaysplash_ns()
}
else
window.location=targetdestination
}
window.onload=positionsplashcontainer

</script>

<!--Set href in below link to the URL of the target destination-->

<div align="right">
<table border="0" width="200" height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<td width="100%" valign="bottom" align="right">
[ <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex3/dynamicsplash.htm"><font color="#FFFFFF">Skip Intro</font></a> ]
</td>
</table>
</div>

</body>
</html>

Pauline (who is usually scared to death to post on these things!)
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