since that code didn't work for me and still don't know why!!
here is the replacement code I used:
PHP Code:
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> window.onload=blinkOn; function blinkOn() { document.getElementById("blink").style.color="#CCC" setTimeout("blinkOff()",1000) } function blinkOff() { document.getElementById("blink").style.color="" setTimeout("blinkOn()",1000) } </script>
<div id="blink"><blink>{param}</blink></div>