<script> inside <object>

[John Smith]

I'm trying to execute this HTML code:

<object classid="..."
codebase="..." width="0" height="0"
align="center" hspace="0" vspace="0" VIEWASTEXT="">

<script type="text/javascript">
alert("test");
document.myForm.btn.disabled = true;
</script>

<br><br> An error
occured during ActiveX installation. Possible reasons: ...
</object>

but JavaScript part simply doesn't execute. Why? What should I do?

I'm using IE7 under WinXP SP2 and it simply ignores <Script> tags inside
<Object> tag. When page open I can see "An error occured during..." text
that is below <Script> tag.

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

I'm trying to execute this HTML code:

As the HyperText Markup Language is not a programming language, it cannot be
executed, but only be parsed and the parsed result can be rendered eventually.

<object classid="..."
codebase="..." width="0" height="0"
align="center" hspace="0" vspace="0" VIEWASTEXT="">

The `object' element does not have a `VIEWASTEXT' attribute in Valid markup.

http://validator.w3.org/

<script type="text/javascript">
alert("test");

alert() is a method of Window objects, and should be called so:

window.alert(...);

document.myForm.btn.disabled = true;

Standards compliant and backwards compatible referencing would be

document.forms["myForm"].elements["btn"].disabled = true;

</script>

<br><br> An error
occured during ActiveX installation. Possible reasons: ...

It is ridiculous to assume that including an `object' element would
necessarily trigger the installation of an ActiveX/COM object. Many
user agents do not even support or need ActiveX for multimedia.

</object>

but JavaScript part

In IE, it would be a JScript part, as that is Microsoft's ECMAScript
implementation used there.

simply doesn't execute. Why?

One possible reason is that your HTML user agent ("browser") supports the
specified media object, and so will ignore the content of the `object'
element. Another reason is that the script code is executed but contains
errors.

What should I do?

Use Valid markup. Use standards compliant references. Place the `script'
element outside of the `object' element, but within the `head' or the `body'
element.

I'm using IE7 under WinXP SP2 and it simply ignores <Script> tags inside
<Object> tag. When page open I can see "An error occured during..." text
that is below <Script> tag.

Since the content of the element apparently is not ignored, it may be that
IE 7 for WinXP SP2 simply does not support the `script' element there; that
would however not conform to HTML 4.01 (no surprise here). It may as well
be that you have an non-syntactical error in your script code.

"Does not work" is a useless error description. [psf 4.11]

http://jibbering.com/faq/


PointedEars

 

[John Smith]

As the HyperText Markup Language is not a programming language, it cannot
be
executed, but only be parsed and the parsed result can be rendered
eventually.

Yeah, yeah, wise guy. )

It is ridiculous to assume that including an `object' element would
necessarily trigger the installation of an ActiveX/COM object. Many
user agents do not even support or need ActiveX for multimedia.

I'm developing for IE7.

In IE, it would be a JScript part, as that is Microsoft's ECMAScript
implementation used there.

Blah, blah... )

Use Valid markup. Use standards compliant references. Place the `script'
element outside of the `object' element, but within the `head' or the
`body'
element.

I can not place 'script' outside of 'object' tag because I need it to
disable a button in case ActiveX/COM was not installed properly. Is there
some other way to acomplish this?

 

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

I'm developing for IE7.

My sincere condolences.

[...] Place the `script' element outside of the `object' element, but
within the `head' or the `body' element.

I can not place 'script' outside of 'object' tag because I need it to
disable a button in case ActiveX/COM was not installed properly.

Then you will need to check first whether or not your code has a
non-syntactical error.


PointedEars