Javascript - Referencing report column value

Hi,
In my application I have a report "Test" with some columns. In column "PFT_PCODE" the possible values are either 1 or 2.
What I want is to display the report table cell in red, if the value in "PFT_PCODE" is 1, or the table cell in orange, if the value in "PFT_PCODE" is 2, respectively.
I tried to make something in Javascript, based on a Vikas' example. I put in the
Region Header:
<style type="text/css">
.rot {
background-color: red;
.orange {
background-color: orange;
</style>
Region Footer:
<script type="text/javascript">
var spans=document.getElementsByTagName('span');
for (var j=0;j<spans.length;j++) {
if (spans[j].className=='farbe') {
var td=html_CascadeUpTill(spans[j],'TD');
if (document.getElementsById('#PFT_PCODE#').value == 1) {
td.className = 'rot';
else {
td.className = 'orange';
</script>
The column "PFT_PCODE" is marked as CSS class "farbe".
Unfortunately it's not working, I'm not sure if I reference the report column value right. Since I'm a beginner in Javascript I would be glad for help.
I put my (reduced) application on apex.oracle.com for testing.
Workspace: app
Login: [email protected]
PW: riponi
Thanks in advance,
Roger

Hi Roger,
In your report, if you do a View Source, do your report headers have id's on them - that is, the TH tags that contain the headings?
If so, you could use:
<script type="text/javascript">
function hilite(f1)
var h = document.getElementById(f1);
var t = h.parentNode;
while (t.tagName != 'TABLE')
t = t.parentNode;
var rows = t.rows;
var k;
var j;
var c;
var headers = t.getElementsByTagName("TH");
for (k = 0; k < headers.length; k++)
if (headers[k].id == f1)
    c = k;
for (k = 1; k < rows.length; k++)
j = rows[k].getElementsByTagName("TD")[c];
if (j.innerHTML == '2')
    j.style.backgroundColor = 'purple';
    j.style.color = 'yellow';
if (j.innerHTML == '1')
    j.style.backgroundColor = 'red';
    j.style.color = 'white';
</script>Put that in the page's HTML Headers setting.
In the report region's Region Footer, add in:
<script type="text/javascript">
hilite('PFT_PCODE');
</script>This will find the heading's TH cell, work out where it is in the row, then loop through all remaining rows and check the TD cell in the same column, highlighting the cell using background and font colours.
Andy

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