Script works correctly in Firefox, not in IE6

[Paul E. Schoen]

Sorry if this is a known problem with IE, but I was surprised to find that
the following code snippet works OK in Firefox but not in IE6:

else if (Form1.DogSex.v alue == "?") {
alert ("Please select Dog Sex");
Form1.DogSex.fo cus(); }

The control is defined in a table as follows:

<TR><TD>Sex of dog: </TD><TD<SELECT NAME="DogSex">
<OPTION>?</Option<OPTION>M ale</Option<OPTION>F emale</Option</TD></TR>

In Firefox the default "?" is recognized and the alert is displayed. In IE6
it is not. Maybe there is a better way to detect that a viable option was
not selected? My complete web page is at:

http://www.smart.net/~pstech/DogLicenseJS.htm

I had posted my initial newbie questions on the Microsoft Jscript NG, but
my questions are probably applicable to JScript and JavaScript. I really
don't know how to tell the difference.

Thanks,

Paul

[Randy Webb]

Paul E. Schoen said the following on 9/8/2007 1:55 AM:

Sorry if this is a known problem with IE, but I was surprised to find that
the following code snippet works OK in Firefox but not in IE6:

else if (Form1.DogSex.v alue == "?") {
alert ("Please select Dog Sex");
Form1.DogSex.fo cus(); }

The control is defined in a table as follows:

<TR><TD>Sex of dog: </TD><TD<SELECT NAME="DogSex">
<OPTION>?</Option<OPTION>M ale</Option<OPTION>F emale</Option</TD></TR>

In Firefox the default "?" is recognized and the alert is displayed.

But, it doesn't have a value attribute. That is well known about - to
some - that IE won't give it a value based on the text. Simple solution:

<option value="?">?
<option value="Male">Ma le
<option value="Female"> Female

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

[Paul E. Schoen]

"Randy Webb" <Hi************ @aol.comwrote in message
news:ib******** ************@gi ganews.com...

Paul E. Schoen said the following on 9/8/2007 1:55 AM:

>Sorry if this is a known problem with IE, but I was surprised to find
that the following code snippet works OK in Firefox but not in IE6:

else if (Form1.DogSex.v alue == "?") {
alert ("Please select Dog Sex");
Form1.DogSex.fo cus(); }

The control is defined in a table as follows:

<TR><TD>Sex of dog: </TD><TD<SELECT NAME="DogSex">
<OPTION>?</Option<OPTION>M ale</Option<OPTION>F emale</Option>
</TD></TR>

In Firefox the default "?" is recognized and the alert is displayed.

But, it doesn't have a value attribute. That is well known about - to
some - that IE won't give it a value based on the text. Simple solution:

<option value="?">?
<option value="Male">Ma le
<option value="Female"> Female

That worked perfectly. Are there other inconsistencies among browers? Any
way to find out what they are? I found some information on:
http://www.quirksmode.org/js/intro.html
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs...rer_to_Mozilla

Thanks.

Paul

[Randy Webb]

Paul E. Schoen said the following on 9/8/2007 3:19 AM:

"Randy Webb" <Hi************ @aol.comwrote in message
news:ib******** ************@gi ganews.com...

>Paul E. Schoen said the following on 9/8/2007 1:55 AM:

>>Sorry if this is a known problem with IE, but I was surprised to find
that the following code snippet works OK in Firefox but not in IE6:

else if (Form1.DogSex.v alue == "?") {
alert ("Please select Dog Sex");
Form1.DogSex.fo cus(); }

The control is defined in a table as follows:

<TR><TD>Sex of dog: </TD><TD<SELECT NAME="DogSex">
<OPTION>?</Option<OPTION>M ale</Option<OPTION>F emale</Option>
</TD></TR>

In Firefox the default "?" is recognized and the alert is displayed.

But, it doesn't have a value attribute. That is well known about - to
some - that IE won't give it a value based on the text. Simple solution:

<option value="?">?
<option value="Male">Ma le
<option value="Female"> Female

That worked perfectly. Are there other inconsistencies among browers?

About a million of them.

Any way to find out what they are?

Experience and asking here when you encounter one.

--
Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html
Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/