Q1400 How do I measure the height of my document?

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Q1400 How do I measure the height of my document?

In Internet Explorer 4+:

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function height() {
    if (document.all) 
        alert('Document height = ' + document.body.offsetHeight);
}
//--></script>

If you must have the height in Netscape Navigator then include the complete page contents in a layer:

<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function height() {
    if (document.all) 
        alert('Document height = ' + document.body.offsetHeight);
    else if (document.layers)
        alert('Document height = ' + document.body.document.height);
}
//--></script>
</head>

<body onLoad="height()">

<ilayer id="body">
*** Place your page contents in here ***
</ilayer>

</body>
</html>

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March 03, 2002 at 08:50:19: Jacques DUPRAZ

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