I am just starting out with XML. I've been playing with XML and XSLT,
very nice indeed. I particularly like the filtering/ordering functions.
Anyway, I have started to have a look at scripting, and would like to
use JavaScript as then I use Firefox as well as IE (tried some
VBScript, fine in IE of course but no go in Firefox). I have copied an
example from "XML Unleashed", but when I try it, I get the following
error;
A Runtime Error has occured
Do you wish to Debug?
Line: 12
Error: Object doesn't support this property or method
twice, then twice with line 43. Firefox JavaScript console gives the
following;
Error: ActiveXObject is not defined
Source File: file:///S:/Forms/XML/ReadyChecker.ht m
Line: 11
Its something to do with microsoft.xmldo m, and I've googled all over
for this but I only found one post on Tek Tips that seemed relevant but
the link it pointed to on the Microsoft site is no longer there. I know
nothing of JavaScript, so I have obviously missed something simple but
I am really stuck here! Can anyone help me out? The full source is
here;
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>XML Ready Checker</title>
<link rel="stylesheet " href="XML_style .css" type="text/css"
media="screen">
<script language="JavaS cript">
<!--
var xmldoc;
function LoadDoc() {
xmldoc = new ActiveXObject ("microsoft.xml dom");
READYINFO.inner HTML += "<br>" + "Tracking ready states:" + "<br>"
xmldoc.onreadys tagechange = TrackReadyState ;
xmldoc.load(URL .value);
DocInfo();
}
function TrackReadyState () {
var state = xmldoc.readySta te;
READYINFO.inner HTML += "Ready state = " + state + "<br>"
if (state == 4) {
var err = xmldoc.parseErr or;
if (err.errorCode !=0)
READYINFO.inner HTML += err.reason + "<br>"
else
READYINFO.inner HTML += "Document loaded successfully." + "<br><br>"
}
}
function DocInfo() {
DOCINFO.innerHT ML += "Document URL: " + xmldoc.url + "<br>";
DOCINFO.innerHT ML += "Document typr: " + xmldoc.doctype. name +
"<br>";
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>SCSD Finance Department</h1>
<h2>XML Ready Checker</h2>
<p>Please enter a XML document URL:
<br>
<input type="text" size="50" id="URL">
<input type="button" value="Load XML Document" onclick="LoadDo c()">
<div id="READYINFO" style="colour:b lue;"></div>
<div id="DOCINFO" style="colour:g reen;"></div>
</p>
<div class="footer"> Produced by <a
href="mailto:lu ***********@cal derdale.gov.uk" >lu***********@ calderdale.gov. uk</a>
Finance Technician, Finance Dept., SCSD, Ext.: 2597.
</div>
</body>
</html>
Thanks for looking.
