I have posted this question on a javascript forum as it contains javascript
code however it was believed to be an asp issue.

The following head section javascript code contains the function showBigImage(
isource,bigImage,header ) function call of discussion:

var currentImage;
function showBigImage( isource,bigImage,header ) {
var theImage = document.getElementById( 'largeimage' );
theImage.src = isource;
currentImage = bigImage;
document.getElementById( 'photoHeader' ).innerHTML=header;
document.getElementById( 'largeimage' ).alt=header;

The following rendered looped recordset code illustrates how the "header"
parameter of this showBigImage( isource,bigImage,header ) function call does
not render ONLY FOR THE FIRST RECORD OF THE RECORDSET as it is blank:

<a href= "javascript:;" > <td height=36 valign="middle" class="small_img"
onmouseover="showBigImage(
'imagescript.asp?path=images/portable_stage.jpg&wi dth=250','images/portable_stag
e.jpg','' )"> <img
src="imagescript.asp?path=images/portable_stage.jp g&width=36" border="0" alt=""
/> </td> </a>

<a href= "javascript:;" > <td height=36
valign="middle" class="small_img" onmouseover="showBigImage(
'imagescript.asp?path=images/seated_riserset.jpg&w idth=250','images/seated_riser
set.jpg','Portable stage configuration using 9 units of the 3 ft x 8 ft
platforms in 3 different heights' )"> <img
src="imagescript.asp?path=images/seated_riserset.j pg&width=36" border="0"
alt="" /> </td> </a>

<a href= "javascript:;" > <td height=36
valign="middle" class="small_img" onmouseover="showBigImage(
'imagescript.asp?path=images/Stageset.jpg&width=25 0','images/Stageset.jpg','Port
able stage configuration using 16 units of the 4 ft x 8 ft platforms' )"> <img
src="imagescript.asp?path=images/Stageset.jpg&widt h=36" border="0" alt="" />
</td> </a>

<a href= "javascript:;" > <td height=36
valign="middle" class="small_img" onmouseover="showBigImage(
'imagescript.asp?path=images/Runset.jpg&width=250' ,'images/Runset.jpg','Portable
stage runset configuration' )"> <img
src="imagescript.asp?path=images/Runset.jpg&width= 36" border="0" alt="" />
</td> </a>


Because of this problem, the caption text does not display for this first
records once the thumbnail images are moused over. You can view this page
example at
http://www.canchair.com/new_web_prod...roductFamily=1
&ProductFamilySub=10

the page i linked to contains all the images of discussion.

the thumbnail images that when moused over cause the larger image above it to
change accordingly. It is the larger image that concerns me.