Object Required

[Mark Constant]

I have a select box in HTML that calls upon a Javascript file.
Whenever I call the Javascript file it says "Object Required" for an
error message. I got it working before but don't remember how.

Here is the drop-down menu that calls the Javascript file
<div id="layer1" name="layer1">
<div align="center"> <select name="select1"
onchange='CallX ML(this.form.se lect1, "PS2");'>
<option selected>Please Select a Genre</option>
<option value="All">All </option>
<option value="Fighting ">Fighting</option>
<option value="FPS">Fir st Person Shooter</option>
<option value="Platform er">Platforme r</option>
<option value="Sports"> Sports</option>
<option value="TPA">Thi rd Person Action</option>
</select>
</div>

Here is the Javascript file
function CallXML(dropdow n, Hardware)
{
var myIndex = dropdown.select edIndex;
var SelValue = dropdown.option s[myIndex].value;
var xsltTree = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.FreeThre adedDOMDocument .4.0");
xsltTree.async = false;
xsltTree.load(" Entertainment.x slt");

var srcTree = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.DOMDocum ent.4.0");
srcTree.async = false;
srcTree.load("E ntertainment.xm l");


var xsltThread = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.XSLTempl ate.4.0");
xsltThread.styl esheet = xsltTree;
var xsltProc = xsltThread.crea teProcessor();
xsltProc.input = srcTree;
xsltProc.addPar ameter("Genre", SelValue);
xsltProc.addPar ameter("Hardwar e", Hardware);

xsltProc.transf orm();
document.all.la yer1.innerHTML = xsltProc.output ;
}

[Martin Honnen]

Re: Object Required



Mark Constant wrote:
[color=blue]
> I have a select box in HTML that calls upon a Javascript file.
> Whenever I call the Javascript file it says "Object Required" for an
> error message.[/color]

Which browser gives that error message? Which line is given as causing
the error?

[color=blue]
> <select name="select1"
> onchange='CallX ML(this.form.se lect1, "PS2");'>[/color]

CallXML(this, "PS2");
should suffice.
<option value="Fighting ">Fighting</option>

[color=blue]
> function CallXML(dropdow n, Hardware)
> {
> var myIndex = dropdown.select edIndex;
> var SelValue = dropdown.option s[myIndex].value;
> var xsltTree = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.FreeThre adedDOMDocument .4.0");[/color]

This can only work with IE on Windows if MSXML 4 is installed. No IE
version installs that, IE6 only installs MSXML 3.
[color=blue]
> xsltTree.async = false;
> xsltTree.load(" Entertainment.x slt");
>
> var srcTree = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.DOMDocum ent.4.0");
> srcTree.async = false;
> srcTree.load("E ntertainment.xm l");
>
>
> var xsltThread = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.XSLTempl ate.4.0");
> xsltThread.styl esheet = xsltTree;
> var xsltProc = xsltThread.crea teProcessor();
> xsltProc.input = srcTree;
> xsltProc.addPar ameter("Genre", SelValue);
> xsltProc.addPar ameter("Hardwar e", Hardware);
>
> xsltProc.transf orm();
> document.all.la yer1.innerHTML = xsltProc.output ;
> }[/color]

Let us know the details, which browser you have tried with, which line
is causing the errror, whether MSXML 4 is installed.
Are the XML and the XSLT file well-formed?
--

Martin Honnen

http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Mark Constant]

Re: Object Required

Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yaho o.de> wrote in message news:<4017a1c0$ 1@olaf.komtel.n et>...[color=blue]
> Mark Constant wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I have a select box in HTML that calls upon a Javascript file.
> > Whenever I call the Javascript file it says "Object Required" for an
> > error message.[/color]
>
> Which browser gives that error message? Which line is given as causing
> the error?
>
>[color=green]
> > <select name="select1"
> > onchange='CallX ML(this.form.se lect1, "PS2");'>[/color]
>
> CallXML(this, "PS2");
> should suffice.
> <option value="Fighting ">Fighting</option>
>
>[color=green]
> > function CallXML(dropdow n, Hardware)
> > {
> > var myIndex = dropdown.select edIndex;
> > var SelValue = dropdown.option s[myIndex].value;
> > var xsltTree = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.FreeThre adedDOMDocument .4.0");[/color]
>
> This can only work with IE on Windows if MSXML 4 is installed. No IE
> version installs that, IE6 only installs MSXML 3.
>[color=green]
> > xsltTree.async = false;
> > xsltTree.load(" Entertainment.x slt");
> >
> > var srcTree = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.DOMDocum ent.4.0");
> > srcTree.async = false;
> > srcTree.load("E ntertainment.xm l");
> >
> >
> > var xsltThread = new ActiveXObject(" Msxml2.XSLTempl ate.4.0");
> > xsltThread.styl esheet = xsltTree;
> > var xsltProc = xsltThread.crea teProcessor();
> > xsltProc.input = srcTree;
> > xsltProc.addPar ameter("Genre", SelValue);
> > xsltProc.addPar ameter("Hardwar e", Hardware);
> >
> > xsltProc.transf orm();
> > document.all.la yer1.innerHTML = xsltProc.output ;
> > }[/color]
>
> Let us know the details, which browser you have tried with, which line
> is causing the errror, whether MSXML 4 is installed.
> Are the XML and the XSLT file well-formed?[/color]

The error is in IE6 with MSXML installed and the error is
Line: 79 (Which is the beginning of the select statement)
Char: 1
Error: Object required
Code:0

I know the XML and XSLT are well-formed because I can use an only page
I had made and it works fine. For some reason I can't find any
differences in syntax between my old page and my new one.