Article ID: 811808 - Last Review: November 15, 2007 - Revision: 5.7

offsetTop Property Returns an Incorrect Value When Used in a Table

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SYMPTOMS

When you use the offsetTop DHTML property for a DIV tag within a table in Internet Explorer 6.0, this returns a different value from the value returned in Internet Explorer 5.01. The following HTML code demonstrates the problem when you use offsetTop in Internet Explorer 6.0:

 <html>
 <head>

 <script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">

 function buttonClick()
 {
   alert (myDiv.offsetTop);
 }
 </script>

 </head>
 <body id="myBody">

 <table border=1 id="myTable">
 <tr>
 <td>
 <img id=theimage style="position:relative;" src=NT_pressure.jpg border=1
 width='100px' height='100px'>
 </td>
 </tr>

 <tr id="myTR">
 <td id="myTD">
 <div border=1 id=myDiv name=myDiv style="position:relative;">
 myDiv
 </div>
 </td>
 </tr>

 </table>

 <input type=button value="Get myDiv.offsetTop " onclick="buttonClick()"
 id=button1 name=button1>
 </body>
 </html>

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RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.Important Install the February, 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer before you install this fix. For additional informationabout this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

810847 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810847/EN-US/ ) February, 2003, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer

If you installed this fix before you installed the February, 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer, you must reinstall this fix.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version       Size       File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   18-Dec-2002  02:54  6.0.2800.1148 2,784,256  Mshtml.dll

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