Let's try collapsing out the irrelevant code and take out the newlines too:
$('#select').change(function() {});.trigger('change'); Does that make it easier to spot the error? -Mike > From: Rick Faircloth > > Hi, all... > > I keep getting this error from Firebug: > > syntax error > .trigger('change'); \n > > for this code: > > $(document.ready(function() { > > $('#select').change(function() { > > var newName = ''; > $('select > option:selected').each(function() { > newname += $(this).text() + ' '; > }); > > $('#name-div p').text(newName+' [Change]'); > $('#name-div').fadeIn(500); > > }); > > .trigger('change'); > }); > > What's wrong with it? > > Thanks, > > Rick >