script works in firefox but null error in ie

justride · Oct 5, 2005

Hi all,

I have a script that countdowns and then I call a new page in a new browser, however the line that calls the submit() function to load a new page produces a null object error in ie but works in firefox.

heres the code:
the window.document.frmBestSubmit.submit.click(); line fails in ie but not firefox, and it works nice in firefix and the form is submitted automatically.

Code:

script language="JavaScript">
						
	//configure refresh interval (in seconds)
						var countDownInterval=10;
						//configure width of displayed text, in px (applicable only in NS4)
						var c_reloadwidth=200
						
						</script>
						
						
						<ilayer id="c_reload" width=&{c_reloadwidth}; ><layer id="c_reload2" width=&{c_reloadwidth}; left=0 top=0></layer></ilayer>
						
						<script>
						
						var countDownTime=countDownInterval+1;
						function countDown(){
						countDownTime--;
						if (countDownTime <=0){
						countDownTime=countDownInterval;
						clearTimeout(counter)
						window.document.frmBestSubmit.submit.click();
						window.location.reload("[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.ctremblay.com/TrillionCuts/TrillionCutsVoteAutomation.php?start=true")[/URL]
						return
						}
						if (document.all) //if IE 4+
						document.all.countDownText.innerText = countDownTime+" ";
						else if (document.getElementById) //else if NS6+
						document.getElementById("countDownText").innerHTML=countDownTime+" "
						else if (document.layers){ //CHANGE TEXT BELOW TO YOUR OWN
						document.c_reload.document.c_reload2.document.write('<span class="style1"><center>next submit in <b id="countDownText">'+countDownTime+' </b> seconds</center></span>')
						document.c_reload.document.c_reload2.document.close()
						}
						counter=setTimeout("countDown()", 1000);
						}
						
						function startit(){
						if (document.all||document.getElementById) //CHANGE TEXT BELOW TO YOUR OWN
						document.write('<span class="style1"><center>next submit in <b id="countDownText">'+countDownTime+' </b> seconds</center></span>')
						countDown()
						}
						
						if (document.all||document.getElementById)
						startit()
						else
						window.onload=startit
						
						</script>
Thanks for any tips
Chris

cLFlaVA · Oct 5, 2005

1) never name an element with a javascript keyword (submit)
2) call it like this:

Code:

document.forms['frmBestSubmit'].submit();

3) avoid using the 'all' collection whenever you can. and you always can.

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]
[banghead]

cLFlaVA · Oct 5, 2005

(but i'll let it slide since you're only using it to test for ie)

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]
[banghead]

justride · Oct 5, 2005

hmm no error, but the form when submitted, is supposed to load in a new window and i dont see any new windows load, but there arent any errors. any ideas?

thanks so much!

cLFlaVA · Oct 5, 2005

hard to tell without seeing your html. make sure you have this:

Code:

<form ... target="_blank">

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]
[banghead]

justride · Oct 5, 2005

Code:

<form name="frmBestSubmit" method="post" target="_blank" action="[URL unfurl="true"]http://providencephoenix.com/thebest/process2.asp">[/URL]

works like a charm in firefox, a new window opens but in ie, the pae refreshes but no errors and no new window with the url in the form action field.

cLFlaVA · Oct 5, 2005

my clairvoyance is not working. please post your actual html code.

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]
[banghead]

justride · Oct 5, 2005

<html>
<head>

<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>

<body>

<script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
document.frmBestSubmit.submit();
var strPageOrSection = "best";
_version=10;
</script>

<style type="text/css">

</style>
<form name="frmBestSubmit" method="post" target="_blank" action="

http://providencephoenix.com/thebest/process2.asp">

<input type="hidden" id="txtRegion" name="txtRegion" value="3">

<table width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="body" align="center">
<table width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="body" align="left" style="padding-top:10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #454545;"><h2 class="style10"><br>
</h2>
</td>
</tr>
</table> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" class="small style7 style8 style10">
<table width="50%" align="center" border="0">
<tr>
<td colspan="2">

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><center><img src="1.jpg" width="434" height="280"></center>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"><input type="hidden" size="30" id="txtName2" name="txtName" class="small">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<input type="hidden" size="30" id="txtEmail" name="txtEmail" class="small">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<input type="hidden" size="20" id="txtPhone" name="txtPhone" class="small">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<input type="hidden" size="20" id="txtAge" name="txtAge" class="small">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="35%" height="24" align="right"><span class="style8 style1">Your #1 DJ IS: </span></td>
<td width="65%"><input name='125' type='text' class='style1' id='125' value="Trillion Cuts" size='30' maxlength='100'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="35%" height="24"> </td>
<td width="65%"> <input name="submit" type="submit" class="style1" id="submit2" value="Submit my vote manually!"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="24" colspan="2"><span class="style8"><center><img src="2.jpg" width="457" height="113"></center></span> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<br></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="body style7 style8 style10">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
<?php
if ($start=="true"){
echo "
<script language=\"JavaScript\">

//configure refresh interval (in seconds)
var countDownInterval=10;
//configure width of displayed text, in px (applicable only in NS4)
var c_reloadwidth=200

</script>

<ilayer id=\"c_reload\" width=&{c_reloadwidth}; ><layer id=\"c_reload2\" width=&{c_reloadwidth}; left=0 top=0></layer></ilayer>

<script>

var countDownTime=countDownInterval+1;
function countDown(){
countDownTime--;
if (countDownTime <=0){
countDownTime=countDownInterval;
clearTimeout(counter)
document.forms['frmBestSubmit'].submit();
window.location.reload(\"

http://www.ctremblay.com/TrillionCuts/TrillionCutsVoteAutomation.php?start=true\")

return
}
if (document.all) //if IE 4+
document.all.countDownText.innerText = countDownTime+\" \";
else if (document.getElementById) //else if NS6+
document.getElementById(\"countDownText\").innerHTML=countDownTime+\" \"
else if (document.layers){ //CHANGE TEXT BELOW TO YOUR OWN
document.c_reload.document.c_reload2.document.write('<span class=\"style1\"><center>next submit in <b id=\"countDownText\">'+countDownTime+' </b> seconds</center></span>')
document.c_reload.document.c_reload2.document.close()
}
counter=setTimeout(\"countDown()\", 1000);
}

function startit(){
if (document.all||document.getElementById) //CHANGE TEXT BELOW TO YOUR OWN
document.write('<span class=\"style1\"><center>next submit in <b id=\"countDownText\">'+countDownTime+' </b> seconds</center></span>')
countDown()
}

if (document.all||document.getElementById)
startit()
else
window.onload=startit

</script>";

}

</body>
</html>

cLFlaVA · Oct 5, 2005

that is not html. that is html mixed with php. why are you submitting the form using inline javascript when the page loads?

*cLFlaVA
----------------------------
[tt]your mom goes to college[/tt]
[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.coryarthus.com/[/url]
[banghead]

justride · Oct 5, 2005

its a script to keep submitting a form. its messy buy works in firefox but not ie, any idea why?

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