# Javascript question:

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [August 12, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350 "2003-08-12T20:59:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![entreri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@entreri](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/entreri)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350/1 "2003-08-12T20:59:52Z")

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Okay, might sound a little confusing… lets say i have this:

```php

<html>
<head>

<script>

function alertBob()
{
alert("Focus on Bob Please");
}

</script>

</head>
<body color="black">

<div id="bob">
hello im bob
</div>

<a href="http://bob.com">Bob's Site</a>

</body>
</html>

```

How would i make it, so that if i click **anywhere** on the body, **except** on a hyper link, or on the div layer “bob”, the function alertBob would be executed???

thanks in advance,  
entreri

Shoot how do i not make it do html ?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350/2 "2003-08-12T21:49:52Z")

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try using

```php
 instead of 

```

I was still able to see what you were trying to do. If I get a chance when I get home tonight I’ll write u a script.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350/3 "2003-08-12T22:02:03Z")

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oo fixed it thanks DP, er the PHP thing anyways, still dunno how to do this =P

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350/4 "2003-08-14T20:41:20Z")

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yea, sorry I’ve just been busy… I’ll try tonight… If somebody has a chance they can help also.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2003, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-question/28350/5 "2003-08-15T09:12:23Z")

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Couldn’t you do it like this:

```php

<html>
<head>

<script>

function alertBob()
{
alert("Focus on Bob Please");
}

</script>

</head>
<body color="black" onclick="java **** script:alertBob();">

<div id="bob">
hello im bob
</div>

<a href="http://bob.com">Bob's Site</a>

</body>
</html>

```
