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AddictedToCoffee

2008-Mar-13 05:23 UTC

Cannot Get Prototype to work

Hi there,

Im really struggling to get prototype to work.

I have my prototype javascript files in the page like so:

<script src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/prototype.js"
type="text/
javascript" />
<script src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/scriptaculous.js"
type="text/
javascript" />

And then a third file, my own javascript file with a prototype
Ajax.Request call in it:

<script src="scripts/ajaxStuff.js" type="text/javascript"
/>

Which contains:

function test(){
      new Ajax.Request("servletName", {
              asynchronous: true,
              method: "get",
              onSuccess: function(request) {
                       alert("a message!");
              }
      });
}

I attempt to call this function, using the onclick event of a button:

<button name="button" onclick="test()"></button>

The problem is, whenever i click this button, I get a JavaScript
error, saying ''Object Expected''

I have tried everything and am about ready to give up. Does anyone
have any idea as to why this wouldnt be working?

Many thanks!
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thorasmund-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

2008-Mar-13 06:17 UTC

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Re: Cannot Get Prototype to work

Your example works fine here
May I advise that you check your paths? Maybe something is wrong
there.

cheers,


On Mar 13, 2:23 pm, AddictedToCoffee
<kristophe...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Hi there,
>
> Im really struggling to get prototype to work.
>
> I have my prototype javascript files in the page like so:
>
> <script src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/prototype.js"
type="text/
> javascript" />
> <script src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/scriptaculous.js"
type="text/
> javascript" />
>
> And then a third file, my own javascript file with a prototype
> Ajax.Request call in it:
>
> <script src="scripts/ajaxStuff.js"
type="text/javascript" />
>
> Which contains:
>
> function test(){
>       new Ajax.Request("servletName", {
>               asynchronous: true,
>               method: "get",
>               onSuccess: function(request) {
>                        alert("a message!");
>               }
>       });
>
> }
>
> I attempt to call this function, using the onclick event of a button:
>
> <button name="button"
onclick="test()"></button>
>
> The problem is, whenever i click this button, I get a JavaScript
> error, saying ''Object Expected''
>
> I have tried everything and am about ready to give up. Does anyone
> have any idea as to why this wouldnt be working?
>
> Many thanks!--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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AddictedToCoffee

2008-Mar-13 09:57 UTC

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Re: Cannot Get Prototype to work

Paths are OK. it would appear.

If I remove the Ajax.Request code from the method, and just leave an
alert in there purely to test, I still get the object expected
message, which leads me to think its on the prototype stuff, but the
actual JavaScript thats the problem.

Were you able to get my above example working then?

Cheers

On Mar 13, 6:17 am,
"thorasm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<thorasm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Your example works fine here
> May I advise that you check your paths? Maybe something is wrong
> there.
>
> cheers,
>
> On Mar 13, 2:23 pm, AddictedToCoffee
<kristophe...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
>
> > Im really struggling to get prototype to work.
>
> > I have my prototype javascript files in the page like so:
>
> > <script src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/prototype.js"
type="text/
> > javascript" />
> > <script
src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/scriptaculous.js" type="text/
> > javascript" />
>
> > And then a third file, my own javascript file with a prototype
> > Ajax.Request call in it:
>
> > <script src="scripts/ajaxStuff.js"
type="text/javascript" />
>
> > Which contains:
>
> > function test(){
> >       new Ajax.Request("servletName", {
> >               asynchronous: true,
> >               method: "get",
> >               onSuccess: function(request) {
> >                        alert("a message!");
> >               }
> >       });
>
> > }
>
> > I attempt to call this function, using the onclick event of a button:
>
> > <button name="button"
onclick="test()"></button>
>
> > The problem is, whenever i click this button, I get a JavaScript
> > error, saying ''Object Expected''
>
> > I have tried everything and am about ready to give up. Does anyone
> > have any idea as to why this wouldnt be working?
>
> > Many thanks!--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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jwmeigs

2008-Mar-13 14:58 UTC

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Re: Cannot Get Prototype to work

Try using full </script> closing tags... One of the browsers silently
fails when you use the short tags on <script .... />

jeremy

On Mar 13, 2:57 am, AddictedToCoffee
<kristophe...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Paths are OK. it would appear.
>
> If I remove the Ajax.Request code from the method, and just leave an
> alert in there purely to test, I still get the object expected
> message, which leads me to think its on the prototype stuff, but the
> actual JavaScript thats the problem.
>
> Were you able to get my above example working then?
>
> Cheers
>
> On Mar 13, 6:17 am,
"thorasm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<thorasm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Your example works fine here
> > May I advise that you check your paths? Maybe something is wrong
> > there.
>
> > cheers,
>
> > On Mar 13, 2:23 pm, AddictedToCoffee
<kristophe...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > Hi there,
>
> > > Im really struggling to get prototype to work.
>
> > > I have my prototype javascript files in the page like so:
>
> > > <script
src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/prototype.js" type="text/
> > > javascript" />
> > > <script
src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/scriptaculous.js" type="text/
> > > javascript" />
>
> > > And then a third file, my own javascript file with a prototype
> > > Ajax.Request call in it:
>
> > > <script src="scripts/ajaxStuff.js"
type="text/javascript" />
>
> > > Which contains:
>
> > > function test(){
> > >       new Ajax.Request("servletName", {
> > >               asynchronous: true,
> > >               method: "get",
> > >               onSuccess: function(request) {
> > >                        alert("a message!");
> > >               }
> > >       });
>
> > > }
>
> > > I attempt to call this function, using the onclick event of a
button:
>
> > > <button name="button"
onclick="test()"></button>
>
> > > The problem is, whenever i click this button, I get a JavaScript
> > > error, saying ''Object Expected''
>
> > > I have tried everything and am about ready to give up. Does
anyone
> > > have any idea as to why this wouldnt be working?
>
> > > Many thanks!--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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thorasmund-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org

2008-Mar-13 23:34 UTC

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Re: Cannot Get Prototype to work

In the version of Scriptaculous that I use (1.8.1) the
scriptaculous.js is in a subfolder called "src" under the
"scriptaculous-js-1.8.1" path, and "prototype.js" is under a
subfolder
called "lib".

But maybe the structure was different in version 1.6.1?

Have you tried downloading the latest Scriptaculous?

On Mar 13, 11:58 pm, jwmeigs
<tippingpi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Try using full </script> closing tags... One of the browsers silently
> fails when you use the short tags on <script .... />
>
> jeremy
>
> On Mar 13, 2:57 am, AddictedToCoffee
<kristophe...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Paths are OK. it would appear.
>
> > If I remove the Ajax.Request code from the method, and just leave an
> > alert in there purely to test, I still get the object expected
> > message, which leads me to think its on the prototype stuff, but the
> > actual JavaScript thats the problem.
>
> > Were you able to get my above example working then?
>
> > Cheers
>
> > On Mar 13, 6:17 am,
"thorasm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
<thorasm...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> > wrote:
>
> > > Your example works fine here
> > > May I advise that you check your paths? Maybe something is wrong
> > > there.
>
> > > cheers,
>
> > > On Mar 13, 2:23 pm, AddictedToCoffee
<kristophe...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi there,
>
> > > > Im really struggling to get prototype to work.
>
> > > > I have my prototype javascript files in the page like so:
>
> > > > <script
src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/prototype.js" type="text/
> > > > javascript" />
> > > > <script
src="scripts/scriptaculous-1.6.1/scriptaculous.js" type="text/
> > > > javascript" />
>
> > > > And then a third file, my own javascript file with a
prototype
> > > > Ajax.Request call in it:
>
> > > > <script src="scripts/ajaxStuff.js"
type="text/javascript" />
>
> > > > Which contains:
>
> > > > function test(){
> > > >       new Ajax.Request("servletName", {
> > > >               asynchronous: true,
> > > >               method: "get",
> > > >               onSuccess: function(request) {
> > > >                        alert("a message!");
> > > >               }
> > > >       });
>
> > > > }
>
> > > > I attempt to call this function, using the onclick event of
a button:
>
> > > > <button name="button"
onclick="test()"></button>
>
> > > > The problem is, whenever i click this button, I get a
JavaScript
> > > > error, saying ''Object Expected''
>
> > > > I have tried everything and am about ready to give up. Does
anyone
> > > > have any idea as to why this wouldnt be working?
>
> > > > Many thanks!--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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