trouble with XMLHttpRequest

[Plater]

I have a simple page that performs a simple request on a 5second interval. It requests some data from a script I have, and then parses and updates the page accordingly. Simple.
I am pretty sure my problem is I am using some kind of IE-specific calls because it's not working in firefox. Firefox shows no errors, but it doesn't do anything.
I am thinking it does like the way I did the interval thing. Is setInterval not a valid javascript call?
It functions correctly in IE and has no errors in firefox, so I am suspicious of that interval call.

I have the code here:

function createRequestObject() 
{//creates an httprequest object
    var ro;
 
    var browser = navigator.appName;
    if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
        ro = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }else{
        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    return ro;
}
 
function returnObjById( id ) 
{ 
    if (document.getElementById) 
        var returnVar = document.getElementById(id); 
    else if (document.all) 
        var returnVar = document.all[id]; 
    else if (document.layers) 
        var returnVar = document.layers[id]; 
    return returnVar; 
} 
 
var http = createRequestObject();
var scriptlocation="/refresh.cgi";
var ourinterval=setInterval("SendUpdate()",5000);    
 
function SendUpdate()
{
    var action="DATETIME&TEMPERATURE&HUMIDITY&SAMPLESTATE";
    action+="&CHAN1&CHAN2&CHAN3&CHAN4&CHAN5&CHAN6&CHAN7&CHAN8&CHAN9&CHAN10";
    http.open('get', '/refresh.cgi?'+action+'&time='+ new Date().getTime());
  http.onreadystatechange = handleSendUpdateReponse;
  http.send(null);
}
 
function handleSendUpdateReponse()
{
    if(http.readyState == 4)
    {
        var response = http.responseText;
 
        var update = new Array();
        if ((response!="")&&(http.status=="200"))
        {
            if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) 
            {
                update=response.split('|');
                if (update.length>0)
                {
                    if (update[1].indexOf("SUCCESS")>-1)
                    {
                        var line=update[1];
 
                        var things=new Array();
                        things=line.split('&');
                        var i;
                        for (i=0;i<things.length;i++)
                        {
                            var nameval=things[i].split('=');
                            if (i>0)
                            {
                                returnObjById(nameval[0]).innerHTML=nameval[1];
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
            }
        }
        else
          {
              //clearInterval(ourinterval);
          }
    }
}
 

[gits]

hmmm ... tested it and it sets the interval correctly ... you may use the firebug-extension to trace this ... you get a lot of information about the request ... may be you don't get a response? because i'm quite sure the request is sent with your code ... (try a simple alert to test it's sent) ...

kind regards

[Plater]

Wow do I feel dumb now. I caught it on my own.
I had a little old school thought in there. I had the <!-- and --> tag surrounding the insides of my script like a good little mid-90s javascripter.

firefox took it literally and ignored all my javascript.


Although now I have new troubles

[pbmods]

Heya, Plater.

Glad to hear you got that part of it working.

What's it doing now?

[Plater]

It has been solved: http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread680790.html

Heya, Plater.

Glad to hear you got that part of it working.

What's it doing now?