Window.status problem

[obsidianchrysalis]

function window_status(windowString) {
          
          window.status=windowString;
          
          }

this code is supposed to change the status bar in a browser, however when the following code is triggered, nothing really happens.

<a href="years_2005-2003.html" class="link" name="link_9" onMouseOver="window_status('2001 - 1998');changeLink('link_9');" onMouseOut="changeLink('link_9_out');window_status(' ');">2001 - 1998</a>

any suggestions??

 

[stscac]

depends on what browser you're using - it wont do anything in firefox

-Steve