Is anyone among you aware of JavaScript?

merendo · Post by **merendo** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 5:20 pm

Typical for this f***in' piece of crap called Internet Explod..., err, Explorer: I have just spend hours coding a great JavaScript, tested it on my Mozilla and Konqueror Web Browser (using Linux) and the script worked just fine, just fine!!! Then I tested it on the IE - didn't work, of course. How come? Now I've got a little question. Is somebody of you aware of JavaScript and would mind to check a little JavaScript code (about fiveteen-twenty lines) for some errors which could make IE fail to execute the script properly?

If you think you can help me, please have look at the script code and at the form which uses the script. http://www.benedikt-franz.de/js/

It's intention is to show all locations that belong to a town in the lower list, when the user changes the town in the upper list.

Would be very nice. It's just the crap that about 95% of all people surfing the web use IE. If this percentage wouldn't be that high, I just wouldn't care that the IE cannot execute this script.

merendo

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Edit: Published the link.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 7:35 pm

why not just post your code and maybe someone will see an error or give some help?

merendo · Post by **merendo** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:25 pm

Well, good idea. But einander is checking the code at present, lets wait if he finds something...

Post by **Dare2** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:11 am

Actually, seems to me that the latest versions of mozilla (best) and derivatives and of IE are all pretty true to w3c and emca standards.

Both have some small deviations when you get down and dirty with DOM, etc, though.

ebs · Post by **ebs** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:13 pm

merendo,

I just spent lots of time making JavaScript pages compatible with both Mozilla and IE, and I think I have an answer for you.

Change:

Code: Select all

<select name="town" onChange="CheckTown(this.form.town.options[this.form.town.options.selectedIndex].value)">

to:

Code: Select all

<select name="town" onChange="CheckTown(this.form.town.options[this.form.town.options.selectedIndex].text)">

and it should work OK in both browsers.

Regards,
Eric

merendo · Post by **merendo** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:02 pm

Sorry, I just didn't know that there is a difference between text and value...

I have changed the code now. But I can't test it on IE at present. Would you mind to visit the page again and see if it works now? With my Mozilla, it still works.

Thank you very much for your help. Perhaps I will need it a bit more often...

Thank you very much again, ebs!!!!

ebs · Post by **ebs** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 3:38 pm

merendo,

I checked the new page and it works the same (for me!) in IE and Mozilla.

Glad I could help,
Eric

merendo · Post by **merendo** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 6:15 pm

Yes, you could help, indeed. Thank you very much again.

merendo