menuDrop command

[johnboy54]

Hi there,

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I am using the Rational Media Content Management system and I am unable to see any of the pages I wish to edit on my PC.

However I notice that when I click on the 'Pages' option, it tries to invoke the following Java command:

javscript: menuDrop('Pages ')

and then everything just 'hangs' instead of the pages appearing. Has anyone got any ideas? I am using IE7 with sp2 by the way.

John

[JosAH]

Are you sure you don't want to ask this question in a Javascript forum? This is a Java forum and both languages are quite different. Let me know and I'll move your question for you.

kind regards,

Jos (moderator)

[johnboy54]

Yes if you could move it for me I would be grateful.

Many thanks

John

[acoder]

Two quick things:
1. Have you enabled JavaScript?
2. It should be "javascript :", though depending on what it is, that may not be required.

Post some of the code on the page.

[johnboy54]

Thanks for the reply acoder.

Coming from an background as an IT analyst, you'll forgive me if I am not very techie about this.

There is a radio button in IE:

tool/options/advanced

Use JRE 1.6.0.07

which I have ticked. I presume this is referring to the Java runtime environment. Is there anything else I should have ticked?

Regards

John

[acoder]

That's for Java (very different from JavaScript). To enable JavaScript, see this link.

[johnboy54]

Many thanks for this acoder.

I have tweaked the security settings, as you suggeted, but to no avail, even after a restart.

I have dug out some code using the 'view source' link in ie.

Would it be useful if I pasted this into the forum? I thought it looked quite dense.

Regards

John

[johnboy54]

JS code

Hello again acoder.

I will attempt to send the code as an attachment.

Hope this helps.

John

[acoder]

It seems as though the code for the menuDrop function is in the admin_common.js file which is in the "javascript " folder. If you could post that, it may help pinpoint the problem.

One other thing: do you see any errors when you click the link?

[johnboy54]

Many thanks again for this acoder. I presume the file you mention is a local file on my PC? If so I will dig it out.

There are no error messages that I can see.

Regards

John

[johnboy54]

menuDrop command

Hello again Acoder

The only Javascripts I can see on my PC is in the Adode folder for the Acrobat reader, which I don't think has anything to do with the application I am trying to run.

Regards

John

[acoder]

It depends on whether you're running this locally or not. Is this CMS online?

Wherever it is, just look in that folder and look for a folder named "javascript " which should have the JavaScript file.

[johnboy54]

Hello again acoder.

It is an onlne version of the CMS I am running, so I don't have access to this file. I will get in touch with 'Torchbox' who maintain the CMS on behalf of the MS Society. I will be in touch, however.

John

[acoder]

If it's online, perhaps you could post the link. If not, you can get to the file by using the path, e.g. if the page you're on is located at say http://www.rm.com/main/index.php, then the JavaScript file would be at http://www.rm.com/main/javascript/admin_common.js

This is because the only JavaScript file that I can see is via this line:

<script type="text/javascript" src="/javascript/admin_common.js"></script>

[johnboy54]

Many thanks acoder, I will give this a try.