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Assume a form with a button

<form id="myform"
<input id="mybutton" type="button">
</form>

how can i use getElementById to access the button?
I tried this:
var a
a=document.getElementById("mybutton")

but i get an error "a is not an object"
Any idea?
Carl

"Carl" <> wrote in message news:bja426$9t1$...
> Assume a form with a button
>
> <form id="myform"

Missing ">".

> <input id="mybutton" type="button">
> </form>
>
> how can i use getElementById to access the button?
> I tried this:
> var a
> a=document.getElementById("mybutton")
>
> but i get an error "a is not an object"
> Any idea?
> Carl
>
>

yes, it's stupid, thanks