Know a simple code to find a name in directory page

My JavaScript is pretty elementary, but have been compiling a directory. Does anyone know of a simple code that will find a name on each page or several pages in the same file? Everything I have found so far is too elaborate and not explained clearly.

Thanks in advance!

Avril

hmm

depends on what you mean by find
what you want to do with it
and if the 'name' is identified in any way or is any word.

To explain -
A code which highlights any particular word that one is searching for on the page in a different colour, like with the "find - find again" forms one sees in many word-processors, or something similar. I have three scrolling divs on each page with one alphabet per div.

Thank you.

This is not a trivial task

suggest you investigate google search

but did this a while ago

http://www.vicsjavascripts.org.uk/SearchForText/SearchForText.htm

Cheeeesus! I took a look at it. Enough to deter even the stout-hearted! It seems easier to search for pages than words, huh?

Will go through it, though, and try, try, try again.

Thanks a lot for your unwavering help, Vic.