Left hand nav - Dhtml / Javascript error

[paulbeckett]

Hi

I have implemented a new left hand nav using dhtml. I have tested it from a few computers and it works fine - but have just tested from another and it is not working.

Basically when I mouse over the dhtml and gif button the following message appears:

A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug? Line: 42 Error: Object expected.

If you debug (and cancel) that error - the same occurs but Line: 58.

I am struggling to understand what is wrong there I was hoping that you could:

1) Test from your PC - www.kjbeckett.com and reply if you have a problem (so that I can begin to identify a trend).

2) Point me in the right direction to debug. My knowledge of Javascript is baisc.

Many thanks

Paul

[NormanRouxel]

Use Firefox to view the page and turn Tools / JavaScript Console on. That will give you meaningfull error messages.

[jont]

Hi Paul,

tested the navigation under Firefox and IE and all works fine for me.

Just to note the product pages under IE require horizontal scrolling which may be worth looking at.

[paulbeckett]

Norman

I can't install Firefox from the computer that is presenting the issue. From my systems I can install firefox - however I am not getting the error from that system.

I have clicked on Debug - Yes, from the computer causing the error which opens a Microsoft script editor - the line highlighted is line 43 which basically contains all the body html (including the dhtml).

i am using a system from part of a large bluechip corp and therefore I wonder if it is anything to do with security settings?

[pinbrook]

I also get this see attachment.

I don't use IE as my default browser because I get this error on 50% of the sites I visit. I rebuilt my PC 3 months ago so its not a degenerated install.

I tend to think the problem is with IE.

I'd be interested if you come up with a solution...

[NormanRouxel]

On all 3 systems I checked on, as soon as I mousover By Product, By Designer or By Style I get JavaScript error MM_swapImage is not defined.

This happens on ALL browsers IE, Firefox and Opera (which also has a reasonable JavaScript Console).

Also I see only text against Product, By Designer or By Style - I'm guessing you may intend to show a mousover image there but nothing shows, presumably due to a missing MM_swapImage routine.

[paulbeckett]

Thanks

I will keep looking at this one. I was wondering if it had something to do with the mouseover.

My original code - with mouse over worked - but then this did stop working - at present the mouseover image is the same as off image. I will try and get the mouseover working.

Paul

[paulbeckett]

Jo, Jont, Norman

Many thanks for your help!!!! Do you mind checking to see if you get the error on your systems now?

I have gone through my DHTML and have resolved the mouseover issue. Most of the images are currently identical so you wont actually see a image change - except for the test one - By Style which should change to red. This is working from my system - but of course I never got the Runtime Error.

However in the preview page of actinic - when i mouseover I do get a javascript on old pages with the old dhtml - but not on new pages with my rewritten dhtml. Of course soon all pages will use the fixed dhtml.

I never found out what I had done wrong - probably a typo. In the end I simply went back to my original code and started again (more carefully second time round). But it looks like the runtime error was being created by my dodgy code.

I am not sure if we will identify why this mouseover issue hit some machines and not others but I will definately widen my testing (from diverse systems) in the future.

Paul

[NormanRouxel]

Your home page seems to work now but as soon as I follow one of the links I get more javaScript errors. This one's easy to fix. You have

<script language="JavaScript1.2"> 
var bookmarkurl="http://www.kjbeckett.com";
var bookmarktitle="KJ Beckett - Mens Accessories";
function addbookmark(){
if (document.all)
window.external.AddFavorite(bookmarkurl,bookmarktitle);
}
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
var menuState = -1;
function showSubMenu(n)
{
//collapse currently displayed submenu
if (menuState >= 0

I.e. <script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!-- inside existing JavaScript. You probably need a </script> above the second <script....> tag.

It's really worth using Firefox or Opera with the JavaScript Console turned on as all these errors become really obvious.

[paulbeckett]

Thanks Norman

Yes - Act_BrochurePrimary had </script> but the Act_Primary page did not.

Many thanks for checking this.

I will get firefox and/or opera today!

Paul

[paulbeckett]

I think I have fixed the javascript issue within the store pages but haven't had a chance to load Firefox yet. If anyone else gets a problem I would appreciate it if you could hightlight this.

[pinbrook]

Yep the problem has gone from my dodgy IE too