Question

Invalid Argument in IE only

Asked by: MichaelEvangelista

I am  using jQuery's accordion plugin, with a number of tweaks, one of which seems to have broken the 'next' and 'back' buttons that move the user between the panels... but only in IE!

http://comparemyagent.com/forms/fa_sell.cfm

works fine in FF, but IE gives this error

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Line: 723
Character: 30
Code: 0
Error Message: Invalid argument.
URL: http://comparemyagent.com/forms/fa_sell.cfm
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If anybody can tell me what is actually causing this error, i will be grateful.

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2007-09-12 at 02:19:41ID22822806
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Answers

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2007-09-12 at 02:22:00ID: 19874800

Not in IE6 on Windows...

try clearing your cache

 

by: MichaelEvangelistaPosted on 2007-09-12 at 06:48:06ID: 19876171

Really? I'll check that.. but its definitely broken in IE7... thanks for looking, any suggestions?

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2007-09-12 at 06:59:45ID: 19876264

Yes, put all the scripts in the same page. See if it still gives errors and if it does, see what line IE does not like

 

by: MichaelEvangelistaPosted on 2007-09-12 at 07:38:25ID: 19876590

Ok... did that.. .here
http://comparemyagent.com/forms/_js_src.cfm

It appears to be calling an error on a blank line. (line 950, char 30)
I have tested by moving things around in the code, and the error always points to the same line in the Jquery javascript - see below

ANY help greatly appreciated. I am wondering if perhaps it doesn't like my naming for something? So strange it is IE7 only!!



      map: function(elems, fn) {
            // If a string is passed in for the function, make a function
            // for it (a handy shortcut)
            if ( typeof fn == "string" )
                  fn = new Function("a","return " + fn);
////////////// THIS IS LINE 950 - blank in page source  ///////////
            var result = [];

            // Go through the array, translating each of the items to their
            // new value (or values).
            for ( var i = 0, el = elems.length; i < el; i++ ) {
                  var val = fn(elems[i],i);

                  if ( val !== null && val != undefined ) {
                        if ( val.constructor != Array ) val = [val];
                        result = result.concat( val );
                  }
            }

            return result;
      }
});

 

by: MichaelEvangelistaPosted on 2007-09-12 at 10:22:19ID: 19878229

Argh... double argh even

I have narrowed it down, but don't understand it.
As you can see, each of the sets of form fields is inside a <fieldset> tag

If I comment out (delete) the opening and closing <fieldset> tags from the first section, the whole thing works fine in IE7, and all the others. If I put the <fieldset> back in, it breaks in IE7 but is still fine in the others.

What the... ????

 

by: MichaelEvangelistaPosted on 2007-09-12 at 12:27:37ID: 19879204

Ok so I got it... but dont understand why.

Putting a <br /> tag before the opening <fieldset> made everything a-ok in IE.
what the....

I suppose this thread can be cancelled, thanks for listening.

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2007-09-12 at 14:46:43ID: 19880238

Ok, sorry I was not online

Please post a question in community support to delete/paq and refund

 

by: MichaelEvangelistaPosted on 2007-09-12 at 15:23:28ID: 19880394

Thanks for the help... this was a bugger.
I am still mystified about why that other tag in there would make a difference in IE7 only.

These are the days when truck driving school sounds really good.
8-)

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