z index vs. php include file

flashgroover

does anyone know what level of the Z-INDEX, INCLUDE files are placed?

i have a javascript that places an item on a layer of the Z-INDEX. on the same page is an INCLUDE file that puts a php file in a TD tag like this.

echo"<td>";
include 'file.php';
echo"</td>";

the file works but it is higher than the javascript. i need the javascript that is now on Z-INDEX 20 to be on top.

i have tried changing the Z-INDEX to a higher and lower number but its not working any ideas?

the_Igel

zIndex is about HTML. Include is about PHP. They have nothing in common. They are on ...er... different sides of reality. You apply zIndex to html elements, not to php code.

flashgroover

i'll better explain. linked to xxxx.php is JAVASCRIPT.js

the javascript runs a floating menu that resides on the page at all times. it has a Z-index of 20.

in one of the table data cells in xxxx.php is the

include 'file.php';

within file.php is a flash movie, thats all.

this script works fine but.... the flash movie is above the javascript window. i need it to be below the javascript window.

im logged in as tickers99@hotmail.com in windows messenger if anybody want to help me live.

THANKS

the_Igel

The problem is that flash (same as form elements and any plugged-in objects) is always on top. You can't overlap it with html blocks, no matter what zIndex is. The only known solution is to hide your flash temporary with display:none.
I believe you can find a lot of talk on topic in this forum as well as on the Net. And, of course, "include" doesn't matter.

flashgroover

can you give me more info on the display:none, or a suggestion on what to look for in the forums.

thansk

the_Igel

Display is a CSS property. When the menu drops down, try
flash.style.display = 'none';
(or maybe better flash.style.visibility = 'hidden'), where flash is your flash movie (get it thriugh getElementById() or document.all or whatever you use). It will hide your flash movie. Then, when the menu hides, set flash display to 'block' (or visibility to 'hidden', respectively).