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Adding css style from js file crashes IE

Hi all,

From a js file I want to add the following to the head tag:
<style type="text/css">
@import "http://www.myweb.com/css/style.css";
</style>

I'm using the code below, and it works perfect for Firefox and the rest, but it crashes Internet Explorer.
Can someone please give me a hand with it??

Thanks a ton in advance!

function newScript4(){
var js4=document.createElement('style');
js4.setAttribute("type","text/css");
var thetext = "@import 'http://www.myweb.com/css/style.css';";
 
if (js4.styleSheet) {   // IE
    js4.styleSheet.cssText = thetext; // this line crashes IE
    js4.styleSheet.addImport('http://www.myweb.com/css/style.css'); //this other line cashes IE too
} else {                // the world
    var tx = document.createTextNode(thetext);
    js4.appendChild(tx);
}
 
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js4)
}
 
newScript4();

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David S.

Try using

js4.innerHTML

instead of

js4.styleSheet.cssText

Dada44

ASKER

Kravimir, thanks a lot for answering.

Following your suggestion I'm using the code below.
It does not crash Internet Explorer, but I get a "unknown error in execution time" error and I cannot see the style imported in the source code :(
Did I get your suggestion correctly?
Thanks again!

function newScript4(){
var js4=document.createElement('style');
js4.setAttribute("type","text/css");
var thetext = "@import 'http://www.myweb.com/css/style.css';";
 
if (js4.styleSheet) {   // IE
    js4.innerHTML = thetext; // this line crashes IE
    js4.styleSheet.addImport('http://www.myweb.com/css/style.css'); //this other line cashes IE too
} else {                // the world
    var tx = document.createTextNode(thetext);
    js4.appendChild(tx);
}
 
document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js4)
}
 
newScript4();

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Dada44

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Thanks!