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Wht don't you just add a DOCTYPE to the page?
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Wht don't you just add a DOCTYPE to the page?

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obviously i can't control the page, only the js ;)
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obviously i can't control the page, only the js ;)

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I have a script called in a page that generates a div with &quot;position: fixed&quot; (implemented in explorer even before IE7) but it doesn't work because the page doesn't have a doctype, it ignores the position:fixed.<br />
<b>There is a way to set the doctype with javascript?</b>... even &quot;rough&quot; solutions are accepted ;)<br />
(document.doctype is readonly!)<br />
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An example page without a doctype is this<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214081" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214081</a>
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I have a script called in a page that generates a div with "position: fixed" (implemented in explorer even before IE7) but it doesn't work because the page doesn't have a doctype, it ignores the position:fixed.
There is a way to set the doctype with javascript?... even "rough" solutions are accepted ;)
(document.doctype is readonly!)

An example page without a doctype is this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214081

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