Working around IE7s prompt bug

[nanakse85]

Hi all!

I'm very appreciative that someone have come out with such a method to go around IE7's prompt bug as shown in the below link, but I don't really know how to use it.

http://www.hunlock.com/blogs/Working_around_IE7s_prompt_bug,_er_feature

This is what I did and the bottom one is my original section of my javascript code, but I think I use it wrongly.


[code=javascript]<script type='text/javascript' src='IEprompt.j s'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>

function promptCallback( "") {

alert("Enter the number of Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy.");

location='<?=te p_href_link(FIL ENAME_LUCKY_DIP , '', 'SSL')?>';

} else {
location="lucky dip.php?osCsid= <?=$_GET['osCsid']?>&action=purch ase&qty=" + number;
}

IEprompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");
</script>
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Original::

[code=javascript]<script>

function main() {

var input = prompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");

var number = input;

if(number == "") {

alert("Enter the number of Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy.");

location='<?=te p_href_link(FIL ENAME_LUCKY_DIP , '', 'SSL')?>';

} else {
location="lucky dip.php?osCsid= <?=$_GET['osCsid']?>&action=purch ase&qty=" + number;
}

}

</script>

[/code]

I just started learning javascript, so I'm sorry that I don't understand the terminology. Sorry about that. This is previously how I link to the front page, upon using yout script, can we retain the link: <a href="javascrip t:main()"> ?

Thank you so much!

Warmest Regards,
Gordon

[acoder]

Welcome to TSDN!

Try:
[code=javascript]function promptCallback( number) {
if (number == "") {
alert("Enter the number of Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy.");

location='<?=te p_href_link(FIL ENAME_LUCKY_DIP , '', 'SSL')?>';

} else {
location="lucky dip.php?osCsid= <?=$_GET['osCsid']?>&action=purch ase&qty=" + number;
}
}
IEprompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");
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[nanakse85]

Hi there, Thank you so much for your help, but the page just refresh and there were no effects.

I've changed it to :

[CODE=javascript]<script type='text/javascript' src='IEprompt.j s'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>

function promptCallback( number) {

if(number == "") {

alert("Enter the number of Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy.");

location='<?=te p_href_link(FIL ENAME_LUCKY_DIP , '', 'SSL')?>';

}

else {
location="lucky dip.php?osCsid= <?=$_GET['osCsid']?>&action=purch ase&qty=" + number;
}

IEprompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");

}

</script>
[/CODE]
This time round i can see the IE7 prompt to go around the problem of IE7's prompt bug for javascript. However, it just blink once and I was not able to type in any values.

Is it because the way I link which may create problems too like what i did below?

[HTML]<td width="50%" align="center"> <b><a href="javascrip t:promptCallbac k()">Click here to buy 1 Lucky Dip Chance for <?=getCostPerLu ckyDip()?> PV</a><br>Note: Lucky dip chances are not refundable for PVs.</b></td>
[/HTML]
Thank you so much for your help, sorry for my "newbie" skills.

[acoder]

Is it because the way I link which may create problems too like what i did below?

[HTML]<td width="50%" align="center"> <b><a href="javascrip t:promptCallbac k()">Click here to buy 1 Lucky Dip Chance for <?=getCostPerLu ckyDip()?> PV</a><br>Note: Lucky dip chances are not refundable for PVs.</b></td>
[/HTML]

You need to call IEPrompt, not promptCallback.

[nanakse85]

Yup it works, but however the first prompt was undefined, the sentence I type in IE prompt came out in a blink after i enter any value.

Thanks once again!

[acoder]

What does your full code look like now?

[nanakse85]

What does your full code look like now?

i separate into 2 parts as in between there are other codings:

[CODE=javascript] <script type='text/javascript' src='IEprompt.j s'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>

function promptCallback( number) {

if(number == "") {

alert("Enter the number of Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy.");

location='<?=te p_href_link(FIL ENAME_LUCKY_DIP , '', 'SSL')?>';

}

else {

location="lucky dip.php?osCsid= <?=$_GET['osCsid']?>&action=purch ase&qty=" + number;

}

IEprompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");

}

</script>
[/CODE]

The second part where the javascript is called in is:

[HTML]<form action="luckydi p.php?action=bi d&osCsid=<?=$_G ET['osCsid']?>" method="post">
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#1484d 2">
<tr>
<td>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" class="luckyDip Contents">
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="center"> <b>Your Lucky Dip Chances:</b> <?=getNumChance s($_SESSION['customer_email _address'])?></td>
<td width="50%" align="center"> <b><a href="javascrip t:main()">Click here to buy 1 Lucky Dip Chance for <?=getCostPerLu ckyDip()?> PV</a><br>Note: Lucky dip chances are not refundable for PVs.</b></td>
</tr>[/HTML]

Hope this will be clearer in assessing the error.

[acoder]

Change main() to:
[CODE=javascript]function main() {
IEprompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");
} [/CODE]promptCallback should get called automatically.

[nanakse85]

Change main() to:
[CODE=javascript]function main() {
IEprompt("How many Lucky Dip Chances you want to buy?.", "");
} [/CODE]promptCallback should get called automatically.

Thank you so much man!!! It works perfectly. hehe. I'm trying on other stuff, i'll ask around for help if needed. This community rocks!!!

[acoder]

You're welcome. Glad it helped.