<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
function selectText(divid)
{
if (document.selection)
{
var div = document.body.createTextRange();
div.moveToElementText(document.getElementById("divid"));
div.select();
}
else
{
var div = document.createRange();
div.setStartBefore(document.getElementById("divid"));
div.setEndAfter(document.getElementById("divid")) ;
window.getSelection().addRange(div);
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="selectText(divid)">Select Text</button>
<div id="divid">Select Me</div>
</body>
</html>
it works. What a treat! Thanks for help!