Q1429 How do I change background color and image in Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator

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Q1429 How do I change background color and image in Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator

<html> 
<head> 
<script language=javascript> 
function changeBg(layername) { 
   if (document.all) document.all(layername).style.backgroundColor="#ff0000"; 
   else if (document.layers) document.layers[layername].bgColor='red' 
} 
function changeBgImg(layername) { 
   if (document.all) document.all(layername).style.background='url(http://www.irt.org/images/irt-sm.gif)'; 
   else if (document.layers) document.layers[layername].background.src='http://www.irt.org/images/irt-sm.gif'; 
} 
</script> 
</head> 
<body> 

<layer name=layer1> 
<div id=layer1>
This is the layer 
</div> 
</layer>
<br> 
<a href=javascript:;changeBgImg('layer1')>change image!</a> 
<a href=javascript:changeBg('layer1')>change colour!</a> 
</body> 
</html>

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