window.open returns null in Microsoft Script Debugger

[mastoj]

Hi,

I have a problem that is causing IE 6 to hang. I'm not sure this is the cause of it, but I can't debug the real problem if I can't solve this one.

The problem is that when I debug the javascript in Microsoft Script Debugger or Visual Studio window.open will not open a new window and will therefor return null.

This is what I try to do:
var w = window.open('', 'printWin', 'width=1000, height=800, scrollbars=yes');
wdoc = w.document;

But when while debugging the w variable will be null.

Any suggestions?
Regards,
--Tomas

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Tomas,

I seem to remember having a similar problem about 3-4 years ago with IE6 and the free script debugger as well as Visual Interdev. I posted here at the time, but unfortunately I cannot find the post, but I'll keep looking for it.

I seem to remember having to perform some strange ritual such as re-launching IE6 a second time before it would let me (or perhaps it was re-launching the debugger)... as I said, it was a long time ago.

At least you know now it's not just you that's had this issue ;-)

Dan



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[mastoj]

Dan,

Thanks for you response. Glad I'm not alone . I really think this is annoying, because it works fine when debugging in firebug and firefox.

Please answer to this if you find the answer again, I have been looking everywhere for a solution.

--Tomas