runtime error on one computer and not another

arobbo · Sep 20, 2005

Hi , the code below is working fine at home but when i host it on the company intranet it produces a runtime error, could it be an issue of browser compatibility, i'm not sure what version of IE we are running at work , but can anyone see anything in the code below that might classicly cause a problem in older browsers ?

the problem is specifically to the if(document.... line

<script language="javascript">

function checkBox() {

if (document.form.halfDay.checked){
document.form.lenghtOfAbsence.value="0.5";
}

else

countDays(this.form);

}

</script>

BillyRayPreachersSon · Sep 20, 2005

Can you post the corresponding HTML?

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arobbo · Sep 20, 2005

the bit that runs that function is as follows

<input type =checkbox name = halfDay onClick="checkBox()">

rest of HTML hasn't been changed,

BillyRayPreachersSon · Sep 20, 2005

rest of HTML hasn't been changed,

Great - but where is it?

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arobbo · Sep 20, 2005

sorry didn't want to post the whole lot
....

please find it below

<%
Dim adoCon 'Holds the Database Connection Object
Dim rsStaff_Sickness 'Holds the recordset for the records in the database
Dim strSQL 'Holds the SQL query for the database

Set adoCon = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

adoCon.Open "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("staff_Information.mdb")

Set rsStaff_Sickness = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

'Initialise the strSQL variable with an SQL statement to query the database
strSQL = "SELECT ID, Employee.Preffered_Name, Employee.Surname FROM Employee"

'Open the recordset with the SQL query

rsStaff_Sickness.Open strSQL, adoCon
%>
<html>
<head>
<title>Logging Staff Absent</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="javascript">

function checkBox() {

if (document.form.halfDay.checked) {
(document.form.lenghtOfAbsence.value)="0.5";
}

else

countDays(this.form)

}

</script>

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">

function CheckForm() {

var errorMsg ="";

if (document.form.dateFrom.value => document.form.dateTo.value){
errorMsg +="\nThe return date must be after the Start date";
}

if (document.form.dateFrom.value == ""){
errorMsg += "\n- Please enter the date the absence started";
}

if (document.form.dateTo.value == ""){
errorMsg += "\n- Please enter the date that the person is estimated to return";
}

if (errorMsg !=""){

msg="Ooops you made a mistake\n";

errorMsg += alert(msg + errorMsg + "\n\n");
return false;

}

return true;

}

</SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!-- Web Site:

http://www.spiritwolfx.com

-->


<!-- The JavaScript Source!!

http://javascript.internet.com

-->


</script>
<Script Language=JavaScript>

var nDay = new Array();
var i = 0;

function verify(isField){

splitDate = isField.value.split("/");
refDate = new Date(splitDate[1]+"/"+splitDate[0]+"/"+splitDate[2]);
if (splitDate[1] < 1 || splitDate[1] > 12 || refDate.getDate() != splitDate[0] || splitDate[2].length != 4 || (!/^19|20/.test(splitDate[2]))){return false}
nDay[i++] = refDate.getDay();
return refDate;
}

function countDays(isForm){

isValid = true;
startDate = verify(isForm.dateFrom);
if (isValid){endDate = verify(isForm.dateTo)} else {endDate = false}
if (startDate && endDate)
{
daysApart = Math.round(((endDate-startDate)/86400000));
if (nDay[0] == 0 || nDay[0] == 6)
{isValid = false; startDate=false}
if (daysApart < 0){isValid = false;endDate=false}
if (isValid)
{
workDays = daysApart-(parseInt(daysApart/7)*2);
if (daysApart < 7 && nDay[1] != 0 && nDay[0]-nDay[1] >= 1){workDays = workDays-2}
if (daysApart < 7 && nDay[1] == 0){workDays--}
isForm.lenghtOfAbsence.value = workDays;
i = 0;
}
}
if (!startDate)
{
alert('Oops the date that someone is logged as being sick must be a weekday.\It must also be earlier than the return date.\ Try again ...')
isForm.dateFrom.value = "";
isForm.dateFrom.focus();
i = 0;
}
else if (!endDate)
{
alert('Oops the date that someone is logged as being sick must be a weekday.\It must also be earlier than the return date.\ Try again ...')
isForm.dateTo.value = "";
isForm.dateTo.focus();
i = 0;
}
}

</Script>

</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" onLoad="document.dateTest.testDateFormat1.focus()">
<form name="form" method="post" action="add_to_staff_Absence.asp" onSubmit="return CheckForm();">
<p> </p>
<Center><b> To log someone absent from work please fill in the form below and click on the submit button.</B>
<BR><BR> <b>Thank you </B>
<p> </p>
<table width="75%" border="1" align="center">

<TR>
<TD> Name of person Absent </td>
<td>
<select name="name" size="1">
<%
' while we don't get the end of DataBase
Do While Not rsStaff_Sickness.EOF
'we put the ID at Value
' this value is important to linked tables
%>
<option VALUE="<%=rsStaff_Sickness("ID")%>">

<%=rsStaff_Sickness("Preffered_Name") &" "&rsStaff_Sickness("Surname")%></option>
<%
' Move to the next record...
rsStaff_Sickness.MoveNext
Loop ' keep the loop
rsStaff_Sickness.Close
Set rsStaff_Sickness = Nothing
Set adoCon = Nothing
%>
</SELECT>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reason: </td>
<td>
<TextArea name="reason" Cols = 30 rows =8></textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Notes:</td>
<td>
<TextArea name="notes" Cols = 30 rows =8></textarea> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Absent From: (e.g. 10/08/2005)</td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="dateFrom" maxlength="100"
onFocus="javascript:vDateType='3'" onKeyUp="DateFormat(this,this.value,event,false,'3')" onBlur="DateFormat(this,this.value,event,true,'3')">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Return Datee.g. 10/08/2005) </td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="dateTo" maxlength="100"
onFocus="javascript:vDateType='3'" onKeyUp="DateFormat(this,this.value,event,false,'3')" onBlur="DateFormat(this,this.value,event,true,'3'); countDays(this.form)">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<td>Length of Absence: (Calculated for you) </td>
<td>
<input type="text" readonly name="lenghtOfAbsence" maxlength="20"> ( Day / Days )
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<TD>If a half day please check this checkbox
</td>
<td><input type =checkbox name = halfDay onClick="checkBox()">
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>Logged byYour Name) </td>
<td>
<input type="text" name="loggedBy" maxlength="100">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>

</table>
<p></p>
<p align="center">

<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
<input type="reset" name="reset" value="Reset">
</p>
<p></p>
<p>  </p>
</form>
</body>
</html>

BabyJeffy · Sep 20, 2005

Wrap your code in [code][/code] tags to make it easier to copy/read your code.

Try changing the extra line you added to be:

Code:

<input type="checkbox" name="halfDay" onclick="checkBox()">

Cheers,
Jeff

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arobbo · Sep 20, 2005

tried that , still getting same error message ...

BillyRayPreachersSon · Sep 20, 2005

Try changing this:

Code:

<form name="form"

to this:

Code:

<form name="myForm"

and all occurrences of this:

Code:

document.form.

to this:

Code:

document.forms['myForm'].

Hope this helps,
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BabyJeffy · Sep 20, 2005

Naming your form form is asking for trouble. Rename your form, or use the following method to access the checkbox (assuming that it's in the first form of the page):

Code:

if (document.form[COLOR=red]s[0][/color].halfDay.checked) {

Cheers,
Jeff

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BabyJeffy · Sep 20, 2005

*lol* looks like Dan was thinking the same thing as I was [smile]

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arobbo · Sep 20, 2005

changed the name of form ....

still get same error message

BabyJeffy · Sep 20, 2005

changed the name of form ....

So change the function (the way you access the form field). That's the solution to this problem. Here is a little test page that proves my suggestion works:

Code:

<html>
<head><title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function checkBox() {
	if (document.forms['myFrm'].halfDay.checked) {
		alert('Checked');
	} else {
		alert('Not checked');
	}
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<form>
	<fieldset>
		<input type="checkbox" name="halfDay" onclick="checkBox()"/>
	</fieldset>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Cheers,
Jeff

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BabyJeffy · Sep 20, 2005

Except that my test page uses slightly different code to that I posted. Use the line I originally posted in the function above as well:

Code:

if (document.forms[0].halfDay.checked) {

Sorry for the mis-post
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