XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

[William]

I have the following javascript function that updates a scroll_list and
sends the updated entry (with its index) to a server script
( i.e. http://mkmxg00/cgi/confirmUpload.pl ) for further processing:

function saveText( scroll_list, t_area, listToBeUpdated ) {
scroll_list.opt ions[scroll_list.sel ectedIndex].text = t_area.text;
scroll_list.opt ions[scroll_list.sel ectedIndex].value= t_area.value;

var req;
var url = "http://mkmxg00/cgi/confirmUpload.p l";

if ( window.XMLHttpR equest ) {
try {
req = new XMLHttpRequest( );
}
catch( e ) {
req = false;
}
}
else if ( window.ActiveXO bject ) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject( "Msxml2.XMLHTTP " );
}
catch( e ) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject( "Microsoft.XMLH TTP" );
}
catch( e ) {
req = false;
}
}
if ( req ) {
req.onreadystat echange = processReqChang e;
req.open( "POST", url, true );

// req.send( null );

req.send( "client side" );
req.send( "2nd piece of data from client side: " + i + "\n" );
}
}
}

function processReqChang e() {
alert( req.readyState );
if ( req.readyState == 4 ) {
if ( req.status == 200 ) {
// process the response if successful
alert( "passed!" );
}
}
else {
alert( req.readyState + ", " + req.status );
}
}


I tried the following reference:

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/02/09/xml-http-request.html

My questions:
1) what caused the "unterminat ed string constant error"? I don't see any
', \r, etc in my javascript variables.

2) If I want to send() to the server the scroll_list option, and that
option's index to the server script http://mkmxg00/cgi/confirmUpload.pl
for further processing, am I using send() correctly? If not, please
correct by providing an example.

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

William wrote:
[color=blue]
> [...]
> if ( req ) {
> req.onreadystat echange = processReqChang e;
> req.open( "POST", url, true );[/color]

XMLHttpRequest. prototype.open( ) is described to clear all event listeners,
so you should switch the order of the last two statements.

<URL:http://xulplanet.com/references/objref/XMLHttpRequest. html#method_ope n>
[color=blue]
> // req.send( null );
>
> req.send( "client side" );
> req.send( "2nd piece of data from client side: " + i + "\n"
> );
> }
> [...]
> I tried the following reference:
> http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/02/09/...p-request.html[/color]

You better look at the source: see

<URL:http://msdn.microsoft. com/library/en-us/xmlsdk/html/7924f6be-c035-411f-acd2-79de7a711b38.as p>

and the URI above.
[color=blue]
> My questions:
> 1) what caused the "unterminat ed string constant error"? I don't see any
> ', \r, etc in my javascript variables.[/color]

The code you posted is syntactically correct. The error must be elsewhere.
Since you did not post how you call the saveText() method, it is possible
that the method call creates the problem.

<URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
[color=blue]
> 2) If I want to send() to the server the scroll_list option, and that
> option's index to the server script http://mkmxg00/cgi/confirmUpload.pl
> for further processing, am I using send() correctly?[/color]

No. It does not make sense to make several independent asynchronous POST
requests to the same resource without changing the event listener. You
should get informed about HTTP; read RFC1945 and RFC2616.
[color=blue]
> If not, please correct by providing an example.[/color]

req.send(
"client side"
+ "2nd piece of data from client side: " + i + "\n");

BTW: This is the fourth thread started by you dealing with the same main
problem. I would appreciate it -- and I am sure I am not the only one here
-- if you would not start a new thread unless the main problem to be solved
changes significantly; instead please continue the existing thread (post a
followup). RT[fp]ineM or use a newsreader application that you can handle
instead.


PointedEars

[William]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

On Tue, 24 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
[color=blue]
> William wrote:
>[color=green]
>> [...]
>> if ( req ) {
>> req.onreadystat echange = processReqChang e;
>> req.open( "POST", url, true );[/color]
>
> XMLHttpRequest. prototype.open( ) is described to clear all event listeners,
> so you should switch the order of the last two statements.[/color]

I switched the order of the last 2 statements. Unfortunately I got the
same error.
[color=blue]
>
> <URL:http://xulplanet.com/references/objref/XMLHttpRequest. html#method_ope n>
>[color=green]
>> // req.send( null );
>>
>> req.send( "client side" );
>> req.send( "2nd piece of data from client side: " + i + "\n"
>> );
>> }
>> [...]
>> I tried the following reference:
>> http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/02/09/...p-request.html[/color]
>
> You better look at the source: see
>
> <URL:http://msdn.microsoft. com/library/en-us/xmlsdk/html/7924f6be-c035-411f-acd2-79de7a711b38.as p>
>
> and the URI above.[/color]

i have already read this MSDN reference before posting.
[color=blue][color=green]
>> My questions:
>> 1) what caused the "unterminat ed string constant error"? I don't see any
>> ', \r, etc in my javascript variables.[/color]
>
> The code you posted is syntactically correct. The error must be elsewhere.
> Since you did not post how you call the saveText() method, it is possible
> that the method call creates the problem.[/color]

saveText() was called in the following 2 places:

print $query->td(
$query->textarea(-name=>'BOFOTick ers'),
$query->p,
$query->button(-name=>'ADD',
-value=>'Confirm Modifications',
-onClick=>"saveT ext( this.form.bo_fo _tickers,
this.form.BOFOT ickers, this.form.bo_fo _tickers )"),
$query->button(-name=>'REMOVE',
-value=>'Edit Selected Entry',
-onClick=>"edit( this.form.bo_fo _tickers,
this.form.BOFOT ickers)"));

print $query->td(
$query->textarea(-name=>'BOFOEmai ls'),
$query->p,
$query->button(-name=>'ADD',
-value=>'Confirm Modifications',
-onClick=>"saveT ext( this.form.bo_fo _emails,
this.form.BOFOE mails, this.form.bo_fo _emails )"),
$query->button(-name=>'REMOVE',
-value=>'Edit Selected Entry',
-onClick=>"edit( this.form.bo_fo _emails,
this.form.BOFOE mails)"));
[color=blue]
> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>[/color]
also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character given
in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated place
in my source code file.

The error is intermittent - sometimes even when the page loads up, I got
the same javascript unterminated string constant error.

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

William wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:[color=green]
>> William wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> [...]
>>> if ( req ) {
>>> req.onreadystat echange = processReqChang e;
>>> req.open( "POST", url, true );[/color]
>>
>> XMLHttpRequest. prototype.open( ) is described to clear all event
>> listeners, so you should switch the order of the last two statements.[/color]
>
> I switched the order of the last 2 statements. Unfortunately I got the
> same error.[/color]

It was a Good Thing anyway.
[color=blue][color=green]
>> [...][color=darkred]
>>> My questions:
>>> 1) what caused the "unterminat ed string constant error"? I don't see
>>> any ', \r, etc in my javascript variables.[/color]
>>
>> The code you posted is syntactically correct. The error must be
>> elsewhere. Since you did not post how you call the saveText() method, it
>> is possible that the method call creates the problem.[/color]
>
> saveText() was called in the following 2 places:
>
> [probably server-side code][/color]

Whatever this is, it is not JS/ECMAScript. Post client-side code if you
have a problem with client-side scripting, and post only JS/ECMAScript code
here.
[color=blue][color=green]
>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>[/color]
> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character given
> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated place
> in my source code file.[/color]

Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side) code,
not the generating (server-side) one.


PointedEars

[William]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

[...]
[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>[/color]
>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character given
>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated place
>> in my source code file.[/color]
>
> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side) code,
> not the generating (server-side) one.[/color]

"unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
character 5.

The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source
from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this
"line 99, character 5" come from?

[Randy Webb]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>
> [...]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character
>>> given
>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated
>>> place
>>> in my source code file.[/color]
>>
>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side)
>> code,
>> not the generating (server-side) one.[/color]
>
> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
> character 5.
>
> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source
> from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this
> "line 99, character 5" come from?[/color]

Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those lines
of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as if you
had not used external files but pasted the contents into the HTML file.

If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.

--
Randy
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[William]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
[color=blue]
> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:[color=green]
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character
>>>> given
>>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated
>>>> place
>>>> in my source code file.
>>>
>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side)
>>> code,
>>> not the generating (server-side) one.[/color]
>>
>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>> character 5.
>>
>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source from
>> my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this "line 99,
>> character 5" come from?[/color]
>
> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those lines of
> code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as if you had not
> used external files but pasted the contents into the HTML file.[/color]

No .css nor .js files referenced.
[color=blue]
> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.[/color]

http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl

[Randy Webb]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:00 AM:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>[color=green]
>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and
>>>>> character given
>>>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an
>>>>> unrelated place
>>>>> in my source code file.
>>>>
>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated
>>>> (client-side) code,
>>>> not the generating (server-side) one.
>>>
>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>>> character 5.
>>>
>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried
>>> view->source from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So
>>> where is this "line 99, character 5" come from?[/color]
>>
>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those
>> lines of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as
>> if you had not used external files but pasted the contents into the
>> HTML file.[/color]
>
> No .css nor .js files referenced.
>[color=green]
>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.[/color]
> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl[/color]

I get a Page Not Found for that URL.

--
Randy
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

William wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:[color=green]
>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character
>>>>> given in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an
>>>>> unrelated place in my source code file.
>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side)
>>>> code, not the generating (server-side) one.
>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>>> character 5.
>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source
>>> from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this
>>> "line 99, character 5" come from?[/color]
>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those lines
>> of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as if you
>> had not used external files but pasted the contents into the HTML file.[/color]
>
> No .css nor .js files referenced.[/color]

Is the generated source code valid markup (<URL:http://validator.w3.or g/>)
Are there any other `link' or `script' elements in your client-side source
code? If yes, which ones? Which user agent(s) are you testing with (post
the name and version along with the value of navigator.userA gent)?
[color=blue][color=green]
>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.[/color]
>
> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl[/color]
^^^^^^^
A _fully qualified_ domain name would have been helpful.


PointedEars

[William]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
[color=blue]
> William wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:
>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character
>>>>>> given in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an
>>>>>> unrelated place in my source code file.
>>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side)
>>>>> code, not the generating (server-side) one.
>>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>>>> character 5.
>>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source
>>>> from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this
>>>> "line 99, character 5" come from?
>>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those lines
>>> of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as if you
>>> had not used external files but pasted the contents into the HTML file.[/color]
>>
>> No .css nor .js files referenced.[/color]
>
> Is the generated source code valid markup (<URL:http://validator.w3.or g/>)
> Are there any other `link' or `script' elements in your client-side source
> code? If yes, which ones? Which user agent(s) are you testing with (post
> the name and version along with the value of navigator.userA gent)?
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.[/color]
>>
>> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl[/color]
> ^^^^^^^
> A _fully qualified_ domain name would have been helpful.[/color]

http://mkmxg00.cibg.tdbank.ca/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl

[William]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
[color=blue]
> William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:00 AM:[color=green]
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:
>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character
>>>>>> given
>>>>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated
>>>>>> place
>>>>>> in my source code file.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated (client-side)
>>>>> code,
>>>>> not the generating (server-side) one.
>>>>
>>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>>>> character 5.
>>>>
>>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source
>>>> from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this
>>>> "line 99, character 5" come from?
>>>
>>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those lines
>>> of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as if you
>>> had not used external files but pasted the contents into the HTML file.[/color]
>>
>> No .css nor .js files referenced.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.[/color]
>> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl[/color]
>
> I get a Page Not Found for that URL.[/color]

my bad. please try:

http://mkmxg00.cibg.tdbank.ca/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl

[Randy Webb]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:48 AM:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>[color=green]
>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:00 AM:[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>>>
>>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:
>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and
>>>>>>> character given
>>>>>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an
>>>>>>> unrelated place
>>>>>>> in my source code file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated
>>>>>> (client-side) code,
>>>>>> not the generating (server-side) one.
>>>>>
>>>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>>>>> character 5.
>>>>>
>>>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried
>>>>> view->source from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines.
>>>>> So where is this "line 99, character 5" come from?
>>>>
>>>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those
>>>> lines of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same
>>>> as if you had not used external files but pasted the contents into
>>>> the HTML file.
>>>
>>> No .css nor .js files referenced.
>>>
>>>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.
>>> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl[/color]
>>
>> I get a Page Not Found for that URL.[/color]
>
> my bad. please try:
> http://mkmxg00.cibg.tdbank.ca/cgi/ex...upload_list.pl
>[/color]

I still get a Page Not Found for that URL as well

--
Randy
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Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[Randy Webb]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn said the following on 1/25/2006 11:24 AM:[color=blue]
> Which user agent(s) are you testing with (post the name and
> version along with the value of navigator.userA gent)?[/color]


I don't see the wisdom in requesting the navigator.userA gent string when
it is widely known to be worthless for anything other than a place holder.

Browser name and version tells you more than the userAgent string could
ever be good for.

--
Randy
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[Randy Webb]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

Randy Webb said the following on 1/25/2006 12:00 PM:[color=blue]
> William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:48 AM:[color=green]
>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:00 AM:
>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:
>>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and
>>>>>>>> character given
>>>>>>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an
>>>>>>>> unrelated place
>>>>>>>> in my source code file.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated
>>>>>>> (client-side) code,
>>>>>>> not the generating (server-side) one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line
>>>>>> 99, character 5.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried
>>>>>> view->source from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines.
>>>>>> So where is this "line 99, character 5" come from?
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those
>>>>> lines of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same
>>>>> as if you had not used external files but pasted the contents into
>>>>> the HTML file.
>>>>
>>>> No .css nor .js files referenced.
>>>>
>>>>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.
>>>> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl
>>>
>>> I get a Page Not Found for that URL.[/color]
>>
>> my bad. please try:
>> http://mkmxg00.cibg.tdbank.ca/cgi/ex...upload_list.pl
>>[/color]
>
> I still get a Page Not Found for that URL as well
>[/color]

Have you tried testing the page in Mozilla? The error messages there
aren't as cryptic as IE Error Messages.

--
Randy
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[William]

Re: XMLHttpRequest - unterminated string constant javascript error

On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
[color=blue]
> Randy Webb said the following on 1/25/2006 12:00 PM:[color=green]
>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:48 AM:[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>>>
>>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 11:00 AM:
>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Randy Webb wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> William said the following on 1/25/2006 10:36 AM:
>>>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_43>
>>>>>>>>> also read this URL before posting; but the line number and character
>>>>>>>>> given
>>>>>>>>> in the javascript error message is wrong - it refers to an unrelated
>>>>>>>>> place
>>>>>>>>> in my source code file.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Of course it is wrong. It is referring to the generated
>>>>>>>> (client-side) code,
>>>>>>>> not the generating (server-side) one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "unterminat ed string constant javascript error" occured on line 99,
>>>>>>> character 5.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The client-side code would be the HTML page. But I tried view->source
>>>>>>> from my brower, and my HTML code has only 48 lines. So where is this
>>>>>>> "line 99, character 5" come from?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have any external .css files or .js files referenced? Those
>>>>>> lines of code will be included when counting line numbers. The same as
>>>>>> if you had not used external files but pasted the contents into the
>>>>>> HTML file.
>>>>>
>>>>> No .css nor .js files referenced.
>>>>>
>>>>>> If not, then post a URL to a sample page that shows the error.
>>>>> http://mkmxg00/cgi/extra_desks_upload_list.pl
>>>>
>>>> I get a Page Not Found for that URL.
>>>
>>> my bad. please try:
>>> http://mkmxg00.cibg.tdbank.ca/cgi/ex...upload_list.pl
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>> I still get a Page Not Found for that URL as well[/color][/color]
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> Have you tried testing the page in Mozilla? The error messages there aren't
> as cryptic as IE Error Messages.[/color]

I don't get this javascript error in Firefox 1.0.7.
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> Randy
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