Could someone please point out what im doing wrong

[beennn]

<script type="text/javascript"> var show_friends = false;</script><a href="#" onClick="java script:show_friends = true">Friends</a><script type="text/javascript"> if(show_friends == true){ document.write("Hello");} </script>

[Ingolme]

The Javascript only runs once and it all runs as soon as it's loaded. When you click the link you're setting show_friends to true, but there's no script doing anything with that variable anymore.

[jeffman]

You have provided no mechanism to trigger the code in your second script. What you need is a function you can execute. This is one way to do it:

<a href="#" onclick="show_friends(true)">Friends</a><script type="text/javascript">   function show_friends (val) {	  if (val == true){		 document.write("Hello");	  }   }</script>

Be aware that using document.write this way will replace the current document with a new one.

[beennn]

Is there any way around that?EDIT:Thank you

[jeffman]

Make sure you notice my post, which came in just before your question.