Error Message in Internet

[aojonesoa]

The following error message comes up at many times while browsing on the internet:

Internet Explorer Script Error
An error has occurred in the script on this page
Line: 2
Char: 9
Error: Invalid Character
Code: 0
URL:

http://www.ebay.com/

Do you want to continue runing scripts on this page?

Yes No


Does anyone know what this means and how to fix it?

Thanks

 

[ArkM]

Understand it literally: there is error in that page. Send mail to webmaster or don't go to this site (for a time.
Alas, errors in scripts are not so rare things. You (and I) can't correct this world.

 

[luds]

You can turn it off, aojonesoa, if you want.

in IE go to Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab.
Under the 'browsing' section.. about 4th or 5th item I think is the "Disable Script Debugging" and "Display a notification about every script error". Check the first box and uncheck the second if you don't want to get the messages.

The message is only telling you that a JavaScript used in the page has a mistake in it.. that the 9th character in the 2nd line is wrong. You can't change it, only the person who created it can!

luds

 

[aojonesoa]

Thanks for the information, but I believe we have tried this before. Also, another piece of information is that this happens on almost every website visited.

Any more thoughts?

 

[ArkM]

What IE version? What you see with View/Source in leading (or pointed in err msg) lines of 'bad' pages? Are err coords (line, char ##) the same in all cases? Have you LAN station via proxy etc or connect via modem? May be it's time to reinstall IE?

 

[ArkM]

Apropos: IE is not a part of MS Office. How about THIS forum topic?

 

[aojonesoa]

Please let me know if there is a forum on IE. I did not find one and thought this was the most appropriate one.

 

[smah]

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