Multiple Slideshows

Hi all,

Beginner here…having trouble creating two slideshows on a single page. I know that there is a problem of one slideshow overriding the other, but I can’t figure out what to change or where in order to make both functional. I’ve seen other posts related to this, but those I’ve tried don’t work for me. Here’s my partial code…I only included the parts I think are necessary. If anyone can help, or provide a better alternative, I am all ears and super appreciative! Thanks millions in advance…

<script language=“JavaScript1.1”>

var slideimages=new Array()
var slidelinks=new Array()
function slideshowimages(){
for (i=0;i<slideshowimages.arguments.length;i++){
slideimages[i]=new Image()
slideimages[i].src=slideshowimages.arguments[i]
}
}

function slideshowlinks(){
for (i=0;i<slideshowlinks.arguments.length;i++)
slidelinks[i]=slideshowlinks.arguments[i]
}

function gotoshow(){
if (!window.winslide||winslide.closed)
winslide=window.open(slidelinks[whichlink])
else
winslide.location=slidelinks[whichlink]
winslide.focus()
}
function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}
function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (a[i].indexOf(“#”)!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
var p,i,x; if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf(“?”))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}
//–>
</script>

The slideshow code in body:

&lt;td colspan="2" rowspan="2"&gt;
	&lt;a href="javascript:gotoshow()"&gt;&lt;img src="images/logo_1.jpg" name="slide" border=0 width=288 height=192&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

<script>
<!–

//configure the paths of the images, plus corresponding target links
slideshowimages(“images/logo_1.jpg”,“images/logo_2.jpg”,“images/logo_3.jpg”,“images/logo_4.jpg”,“images/logo_5.jpg”,“images/logo_6.jpg”,“images/logo_7.jpg”)

//configure the speed of the slideshow, in miliseconds
var slideshowspeed=1000

var whichlink=0
var whichimage=0
function slideit(){
if (!document.images)
return
document.images.slide.src=slideimages[whichimage].src
whichlink=whichimage
if (whichimage<slideimages.length-1)
whichimage++
else
whichimage=0
setTimeout(“slideit()”,slideshowspeed)
}
slideit()

//–>
</script>

&lt;td colspan="9"&gt;
	&lt;a href="javascript:gotoshow()"&gt;&lt;img src="images/header_1.jpg" name="slide" border=0 width=784 height=83&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

<script>
<!–

//configure the paths of the images, plus corresponding target links
slideshowimages(“images/header_1.jpg”,“images/header_2.jpg”,“images/header_3.jpg”,“images/header_4.jpg”,“images/header_5.jpg”,“images/header_6.jpg”,“images/header_7.jpg”)

//configure the speed of the slideshow, in miliseconds
var slideshowspeed=2000

var whichlink=0
var whichimage=0
function slideit(){
if (!document.images)
return
document.images.slide.src=slideimages[whichimage].src
whichlink=whichimage
if (whichimage<slideimages.length-1)
whichimage++
else
whichimage=0
setTimeout(“slideit()”,slideshowspeed)
}
slideit()

//–>
</script>

I believe the problem here is that the code you are using doesn’t look like it is intended to be re-used more than once on a page. It uses variables in the global scope to store the images it intends to use in the slide show. Each time you call the function “slideshowimages” it overrides images (shudder Dreamweaver JS). If you aren’t comfortable with writing your own I’d look at something using jQuery:

slideshow | jQuery Plugins

Some of these slideshows are fairly junky but I’m sure you could sift through and find something that suits your needs.