Can't access the value but with ALERT before it works..

[ETN]

Hi all,

I have a strange problem, my script doesn't work but in testing i saw that putting an alert in my code makes the script to work.. but i don't want to have an alert!!

I have an embed window media video and i want to get the markers from it in javascript to populate a SELECT list. So I copied the code from MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmplay/mmp_sdk/mediamarkercount.asp

As you can see in my code if I insert an alert box, it works (my list is populated), else i have an empty list.. I don't understand why.. is it because it's clearing the buffer or something? Is there an alternative way I can do (I don't want an alert), i've tryed creating a cookie it doesn't work.. I know the code for the embed I took from Microsoft is working. It's really a strange Javascript error.. never seen that before.

Here is the code:

<SELECT ID = "markers"  NAME = "markers"  LANGUAGE = "JScript"

        /* Seek to the marker number that corresponds to the SELECT element
           selectedIndex value when the list selection changes. */
        onChange = "Player.controls.currentMarker = markers.selectedIndex + 1;
        ">


  <script language="JScript">

[COLOR=green][b]
alert("why when i pop an alert it works but when none it does'nt work?");[/b]
[/color]

// Get the number of markers in the current media item.
var mcount = Player.currentMedia.markerCount;

// Verify that at least one marker exists in the current media item.
if (mcount > 0){

// Loop through the marker list.
for (var i = 1; i < mcount + 1; i++){
			   document.write("<OPTION>" + Player.currentMedia.getMarkerName(i) + "</OPTION>");
				}
			}	  		  
		  </script>
</SELECT>

Thanks

 

[ETN]

An interesting thing I can add, is that if i take off my alert message, and I make one just after the: var mcount = Player.currentMedia.markerCount; . The value is 0, but when i keep my alert message and make one after the var mcount = Player.currentMedia.markerCount; , the value is 8...

I'm confused :-\