Document object is not set in Internet Explorer - works in Firefox

[jnhemley]

I have a script that works in Firefox but not IE6-

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
document.Params.ThisPageURL.value=document.URL;
var x = new Date ();
document.Params.TimeZoneOffset.value =x.getTimezoneOffset();
document.Params.submit ();
</script>

The form is set this way:
<FORM ACTION="<?php echo("$Action"); ?>" METHOD="POST" NAME="Params"
<input type="hidden" NAME="ThisPageURL" value=""><input type="hidden"
Name="$ERR" value=""><input type="hidden" name ="TimeZoneOffset"
value=""><input type="hidden" Name="$U" value=""><input type="hidden"
Name="$R" value=""><input type="hidden" Name="$T" value="">
I get the following error in IE:
document.Params.ThisPageURL is null or not an object

Any idea what the problem is ?

[Martin Honnen]

jn******@earthlink.net wrote:

The form is set this way:
<FORM ACTION="<?php echo("$Action"); ?>" METHOD="POST" NAME="Params"

^^
You need to close the opening form tag there with a '>' character.

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[RobG]

jn******@earthlink.net wrote:

I have a script that works in Firefox but not IE6-

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
document.Params.ThisPageURL.value=document.URL;
var x = new Date ();
document.Params.TimeZoneOffset.value =x.getTimezoneOffset();
document.Params.submit ();
</script>

Your script appears to be global code that is executed before the DOM
object that it refers to is built. Either put the script after the
element's HTML, or wrap it in a function and execute it after the
element is created, say use window.onload.

[...]

>
I get the following error in IE:
document.Params.ThisPageURL is null or not an object

Which is commonly caused by trying to access a DOM object that doesn't
exist yet.
--
Rob

[jnhemley]

I took out the assignment to ThisPageURL and TimeZoneOffset.value and
it works fine but I don't know why in both browsers.

RobG wrote:

jn******@earthlink.net wrote:

I have a script that works in Firefox but not IE6-

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
document.Params.ThisPageURL.value=document.URL;
var x = new Date ();
document.Params.TimeZoneOffset.value =x.getTimezoneOffset();
document.Params.submit ();
</script>

Your script appears to be global code that is executed before the DOM
object that it refers to is built. Either put the script after the
element's HTML, or wrap it in a function and execute it after the
element is created, say use window.onload.

[...]

I get the following error in IE:
document.Params.ThisPageURL is null or not an object

Which is commonly caused by trying to access a DOM object that doesn't
exist yet.
--
Rob