Error message in IE when viewing output. whskin_tbars.htm

Report · Nov 03, 2010

ROBOHELP HTML 8.

Hello,

I generate my webhelp files. Add them to the application file. Build, Deploy, etc,

Then when accessing the help file directly or through the application(web application) using Internet Explorer 8, I get an error...

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.2; Tablet PC 2.0; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
Timestamp: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:07:56 UTC

Message: Expected ';'
Line: 21
Char: 12
Code: 0
URI: https://vmgenqa03/MeiTpm/help/ENG/whskin_tbars.htm

It still loads the help and goes away when you start navigating, But what is causing it and how can I get rid of it?

Does not happen in Firefox, but we only support IE.

Thanks,

Stephen

Report · Nov 08, 2010

Anybody got any ideas? Mr. Grainge?

Report · Nov 09, 2010

Does your 'whskin_tbars.htm' file have anything on Line 21, or thereabouts?

(open it in Notepad or some other text editor)

Report · Nov 09, 2010

line 21 is...

var history.go = function(-1)

Report · Nov 09, 2010

Hi,

history.go is a javascript function. You cannot declare this as a variable. Can you post the complete script so we can check what this code tries to do? My guess is that this is the code for a back button. Try replacing this line with: history.go(-1); (If you're doing something else, don't replace this line.)

Greet,

Willam

Report · Nov 09, 2010

Hi William,

Thanks for you help. Here is the whole file...

<html>
<head>
<title> WebHelp Navigation Toolbar </title>

<meta name="generator" content="Adobe RoboHelp 8" />
<meta name="description" content="WebHelp 5.50" />
<style>

</style>
<script language="javascript" src="whver.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whutils.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whmsg.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whproxy.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whmozemu.js"></script>
<script language="javascript1.2" src="whtbar.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
//<![CDATA[
var history.go = function(-1)
{
var topicPane = top.frames[1].frames[1];
topicPane.focus(-1);
topicPane.history.go(-1);
}

//]]>
</script>
</head>
<body marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" bgcolor="White"     scroll="no">
<script language="javascript1.2">
<!--
if (window.gbWhTBar)
{
    setButtonFont("toc","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("toc","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none", true);
setButtonFont("idx","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("idx","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none", true);
setButtonFont("fts","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("fts","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none", true);
setButtonFont("glo","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("glo","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none", true);
setButtonFont("searchform","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("searchform","","","","","","", true);
setButtonFont("banner","","","","","","");
setButtonFont("banner","","","","","","", true);
setButtonFont("custom9412","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("custom9412","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none", true);
setButtonFont("custom24912","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none");
setButtonFont("custom24912","Verdana","8pt","#333333","Normal","Bold","none", true);

    gsIToc = "wht_toc_n.gif";
    gsITocS = "wht_toc_h.gif";
    gsIIndex = "wht_idx_n.gif";
    gsIIndexS = "wht_idx_h.gif";
    gsISearch = "wht_fts_n.gif";
    gsISearchS = "wht_fts_h.gif";
    gsIGlossary = "wht_glo_n.gif";
    gsIGlossaryS = "wht_glo_h.gif";
    gsIWebSearch = "wht_ws.gif";
    gsIWebSearchD = "wht_ws_g.gif";
    gsIBanner = "wht_logo1.gif";
    gsIGo = "wht_go.gif";
    setBackgroundcolor("White");

    setAlignment("left");
    setGoImage("search.png");

    if (!gsBgImage)
    {
    setButtonBgColor("toc", gsBgColor);
    setButtonBgColor("idx", gsBgColor);
    setButtonBgColor("fts", gsBgColor);
    setButtonBgColor("glo", gsBgColor);
    setButtonBgColor("toc", gsTBSelectedBgColor, true);
    setButtonBgColor("idx", gsTBSelectedBgColor, true);
    setButtonBgColor("fts", gsTBSelectedBgColor, true);
    setButtonBgColor("glo", gsTBSelectedBgColor, true);
    setButtonBgColor("toc","White");
setButtonBgColor("idx","White");
setButtonBgColor("fts","White");

I did add a backbutton through the skin editor with the following commands...

var history.go = function(-1)

{

var topicPane = top.frames[1].frames[1];

topicPane.focus(-1);

topicPane.history.go(-1);

}

Stephen

Report · Nov 10, 2010

Hi,

In the skin editor, modify the code of your back button to:

top.frames[1].frames[1].history.go(-1);

That should clear up your error message and make your back button functional.

Greet,

Willam

Report · Nov 10, 2010

Hi,

Now I get...

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.2; Tablet PC 2.0; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
Timestamp: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:40:46 UTC

Message: Syntax error
Line: 26
Char: 1
Code: 0
URI: file:///C:/Users/sure/Documents/Compass%20User%20Assistance/!SSL!/WebHelp/whskin_tbars.htm

and an error dialog in the skin editor.

The back button works, but it did before the change too.

Thanks.

Report · Nov 10, 2010

Hi,

Got to love IE

In the skin editor, fill in history.go(-1); in OnClick. Don't include other script. This worked for me on IE8/IE7 with a blank project.

Greet,

Willam

Report · Nov 10, 2010

Now the back button does not do anything.

Report · Nov 11, 2010

It seems I accidentally added the back code to the print button and left the code for the back button in the skin.

Thanks to W. van Weelden for helping me out.

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Error message in IE when viewing output. whskin_tbars.htm