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Error when creating column in MOSS 2007 list

Asked by: soarsoft

Our MOSS 2007 environment which I have being implementing has being functioning without problems for the last 4 months.  I have created and customised both my own and built-in lists within sharepoint.

I started a new project, I created the custom list and then attempted to create all my columns that I needed.  I entered the column name, the type and left the remaining criteria as default.  I clicked the 'OK' button to create the column, and nothing happens.  I noticed an error symbol in the bottom left corner of internet explorer's status bar, double-clicking it, it displays the following error details:

Line: 804
Char: 4
Error: 'helperFrm' is null or not an object
Code: 0
Url: https://mydomain.tld:port/clients/opportunities/_layout/fldNew.aspx?List=<listID>

I enabled debugging within IE, and tried again, when clicking OK I get this:

A Runtime Error has occured.
Do you wish to Debug?

Line: 803
Error: 'helperFrm' is null or not an object

Now I know that the Runtime Errors in IE are pretty generic, but I allowed the debugging, opening it in Visual Studio 2008 just to see what it came up with.
Visual Studio stated an error on opening:

Microsoft JScript runtime error: 'helperFrm' is null or not an object'
With button options to 'Break', 'Continue', 'Ignore'

I clicked break, and it highlighted the following line of code on the fldNew.aspx page that it opened:

      if(! helperFrm.FValidate(true))



I am not by any means a sharepoint expert, nor a .net or asp expert but I can figure things out very quickly and very easily.  I currently in the processes of learning MOSS and .net.  This is why I need all the assistance I can get.

This problem occurs on every list I have ever previously customised or created, I have tested as much.  I currently have 2 Site collections, each with several sites beneath them.  I have tested on IE6 and 7, on a server 2003 machine, the server 2003 system MOSS is installed on, a XP laptop, a Vista laptop and my personal Vista machine at home.  I have not gone as far to test from a Linux system as I dont have one available.

I have attempted to repair the MOSS installation, but this has not helped.  I have not being able to find a single thing on the internet pertaining to any variation of the errors.

I am very confused and have know idea of where to look next.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

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Answers

 

by: _Zenix_Posted on 2007-11-27 at 04:17:44ID: 20357244

 

by: soarsoftPosted on 2007-11-27 at 07:07:56ID: 20358362

I could be wrong but that one is where it is calling a script file, whereas this does not appear to being doing so.

I have pasted in a section of the code, the " if (!helperFrm.FValidate(true)) " line is what the error is complaining about.

If need be i will copy the entire length of code into a response.
What is now really confusing me is that I can edit existing columns, but cannot add new columns to a list or create a custom column.  I have checked out the code on the fldedit.aspx page and the same helperFrm entries are there and don't give and issue.  I am going to have a deeper look into comparing the two files.

			if (!helperFrm.FValidate(true))
				return false;
		   if (Type=="Boolean" || Type=="Calculated" || Type=="PageSeparator")
		   {
				var Required    = "";
			}
			else {
				var Required;
				if (frm.Required != null)
					Required = frm.Required[0].checked ? "TRUE" : "FALSE";
				else
					Required = <% if ( bRequired ) { %>"TRUE"<%; } else {%> "FALSE" <%;}%>;
			}
			var UnlimitedLengthInDocumentLibrary = "";

                                              
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by: LeeKowalkowskiPosted on 2008-01-02 at 13:08:08ID: 20567995

IE is telling you that helperFrm is null, or not an object, so that's what it thinks of it, therefore you cannot invoke FValidate().  So, what do you think helperFrm is supposed to be?

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by: soarsoftPosted on 2008-03-06 at 00:05:08ID: 21058233

Hi LeeKowalkowski,

Unfortunately that is the answer I do not have.  This is standard code put there in the pages with a standard installation of Sharepoint, not a custom page I have created.  Unfortunately Microsoft is not willing to provide answer unless I pay the support fee which cannot guarantee an answer.

I have built a new environment to solve the problem.

 

by: LeeKowalkowskiPosted on 2008-03-06 at 00:49:27ID: 21058406

OK, sounds like you need to get this question deleted then.

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by: tlcf64Posted on 2010-12-09 at 08:30:27ID: 34311536

I have almost this exact problem.  I have two site collections in one web app.  site1 works fine.  site2 throws an error when I try to create a column:

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET4.0C; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0E; InfoPath.2)
Timestamp: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:26:52 UTC


Message: 'undefined' is null or not an object
Line: 1090
Char: 4
Code: 0
URI: https://server/_layouts/fldNew.aspx?List=%7B1FD7C2C0%2DAD37%2D4257%2DA39A%2D3CA2A2F1BB53%7D&Source=https%3A%2F%2Fserver%2Ecom%2FLists%2Ftest%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FInitialTabId%3DRibbon%2EList%26VisibilityContext%3DWSSListAndLibrary&IsDlg=1

Any ideas on this for me?  Looks like we gave up figuring it out?

T

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