Debugging Remote JavaScript
Dec 4, 2006
A newly added, not-quite-wanted function of my job is remotely
debugging JavaScript errors on other people's web applications. I have
tried finding a JavaScript debugger that would allow me to do that, but
other the Microsoft Script Debugger, I couldn't find any other.
Are there such programs? Basically, what I'd like to be able to do is
trace commands step by step and view the values of certain variables.
I was unable to figure out how to get Microsoft Script Debugger to
work. I read the documentation and executed it, but I keep getting
"Syntax error" messages whenever I want to see the value of a variable.
Add to that the fact that I am not a developer and I do not know
JavaScript (other than to read it, which is enough for me to figure out
what the problem is) and you see my problem.
I have read about the option of adding message boxes all over the
place, but this would not work out for me either, since I would need to
make changes to this code on the web server, where I don't have access,
and it would be a lot more tedious.
For those skeptical as to why I still expect to be able to debug
problems:
The problems are caused in most cases by the proxy we add on their web
servers, and they are due to values being changed on the fly. I only
need to find out where the code breaks and read the values of the
variables, which gives me the solution ("do not change this variable").
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Jul 21, 2001
If I write a Javascript and want to debug it, what's the best way to do it. The browser just says, "error in the page!"
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Oct 23, 2006
I have many bit of javascript code that does not work. Becasue I dont have a great heal of experience using javascript, Im not too sure where the code goes wrong.
Is there any good javascript debuggers that I can use that will allow me to go through line by line of that javascript code to see whats going on?
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Jul 23, 2005
Is there any IDE supporting javascript debugging?
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Nov 23, 2005
I want to populate my client's webpage (Remote Server) automatically
through my Server and Database by having him just paste a javascript
on his webpage.
I have read up about Microsoft Remote Scripting but the documentation
states the following : "The server which you make remote scripting
calls must be the same server from which you requested the client page
containing the requests."
In my case , the client and server pages are on two seperate servers
which means that I cannot use MS Remote Scripting.Is there an alternate
approach in any scripting language ???
Any suggestions, tutorials , websites , code snippets will be
appreciated while i continue to research on this...
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Oct 9, 2007
I'm trying to use a remote file for the purpose of setting the value of a single variable. It contains a single line of code:
var rev_date = "R10-03-07";
In the HTML, it is called like this:
<script language="javascript" src="http://some.domain.com/revdate.js"></script>
There is a function in the head:
function setRevdate() {
document.getElementById("revdate").innerHTML = rev_date;
}
In the Body:
<body onload="setRevdate();">
Then where I want to place the text:
<span id="revdate">--</span>
The problem is that the page loads and the onload event seems to happen before the rev_date string object is created and produces a "rev_date not defined" error. If I hit the browser refresh, however, everything works fine and the text is displayed between the span tags. It continues to work thereafter as long as the browser session is not destroyed.
How can I program this to force the browser to wait for the script to be read in and the variable initiated before calling the function?
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Oct 28, 2002
I'm not sure what this is called, I think it's remote script execution, but I could be wrong, so bear with me.
I have a call that I make for an adserver:
<script src="http://www...."></script>
That populates the page at that point with some text. When it works, it works great, the text comes back, and everything is good. However, when the remote server does not return right away, or maybe the connection is down, my page hangs on it.
So my question is, is there a way to structure the call on my end so that my page continues loading even if this call doesn't return?
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Dec 14, 2004
When I try to parse xml fixed string following code works fine. When I try to parse the string get from remote server.(bellow code example) It gives me an error unterminated string. I think this error is because of large string. Code:
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May 4, 2009
I am new to javascript, I have one question, how can I use javascript to get the IP address of the remote user or remote web browser?
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Jun 28, 2006
I really want to make my scripts work in Opera. I really, really do.
But it seems like an uphill struggle. First of all, I can't get ANY
kind of debug output. No error messages in the "javascript console" -
but then, I have never seen ANYTHING in Opera's javascript console. Is
there some kind of voodoo I need to perform in order to make that work?
Then, when Opera doesn't like something about a script (even if it works
fine in Spidermonkey), it will sometimes refuse to load it entirely,
which means I can't even do alert() based debugging. What the hell?
Can anyone give me some insight as to how they go about making their
scripts run properly in Opera? I make a point of sticking to ECMAScript
standards (and then making per-browser exceptions where needed *COUGH
IE*), but Opera just doesn't want to cooperate.
This is in Opera 8, by the way. I haven't upgraded yet, since I don't
use it, and I think more people still use 8 than 9 so that's what I want
to target.
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Mar 5, 2010
Microsoft Script Debugger has been depreciated.
What tools are recommended for debugging JS for IE? I'm only interested in IE7 and 8, but mostly 8.
There are plenty of tools for FF...
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Mar 4, 2010
I'm finding (like small syntax errors) in my JS/html which are sometimes hard to spot straight away. For example, when coding python on the web, I usually use try: except: and then use the error function to output what went wrong on the webpage.
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Sep 15, 2007
First, is this an appropriate NG for talking about debugging
JavaScript in Aptana?
Assuming it is, I'm trying to get a script to read an external text
file and display the text somehow. The script just dies in the file-
read operation, with no symptom. I tried unsuccessfully to get the
Debugger to run the HTML file.
I put up the following on my personal website:
1. The HTML file: http://home.comcast.net/~CaptQueeg/DemoFileIO.html
2. Some Aptana settings: http://home.comcast.net/~CaptQueeg/...bugSettings.jpg
Did any obvious mistakes jump out at you? Do my Aptana settings
suggest a reason why I can get anything happening under the debugger?
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Dec 23, 2010
I recently changed my commenting system to display comments from newest to oldest (newest first). I also moved my comment form above my comments, like in Youtube.However, I have many JQuery problems when I have 2 or more pages of comments. Here are some of them:
1. If I comment, the last page (oldest) comments are displayed when the comment is submitted.
2. If I "reply" to a comment, the comment form moves below the comments.
Code:
function setup_comment_ajax() {
jQuery(".comment-navigation a").livequery("click", function () {
$link = jQuery(this);
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I'm looking for a little help/feedback regarding using a plugin called jqPrint. I haven't used jQuery extensively, and I am new to plugins, so please forgive any novice errors.
First of all, i see on the source page for the plugin [URL].. that it is made for 1.3.x. I assume this does not mean that mean it is incompatible with 1.4.2, which is what my project uses. I have a script with the source code, and I can access a test function. However, I'm running into several problems when trying to to use the primary function of the script.
[Code]...
I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong. The script is set up so I can access a test function, but the source function does not work. I would think anyone using the author's script should not need to edit it, but I can't figure out why my project cant' find the jqprint function.
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Aug 28, 2009
I have a couple of server side scripts that keep troubling me. So far I used Visual Studio to debug them, but for some reason I can't put in breakpoints and stuff ... So debugging like I'm used to is not possible. (I'm developing the sites in dreamweaver) I've tried adding a logging function to a flat textfile, but I've been told traditionally writing to a file is not possible in a server side script... how I can best debug such an application? Is it possible to do so in Visual Studio? Another tool?
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May 19, 2011
I've been playing around with a madlibs exercise while trying to learn simple javascript. I have three input boxes and a button display an alert containing the input from the boxes.
Am I right to be assigning variable names to the values from the text boxes and then referencing those variables in my alert?
I've been working on it for hours and can't get past this point.
Inset a name:
<input type="text" id="textbox1" size="10"/>
</br>
Insert a verb :
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Jan 18, 2010
I'm trying to attempt a simple animation, as indicated by the following code. The intention is to move the object (a paragraph element node with id message) to the right by 200 px and down 100 px, by 1 px a second.
However, there seems to be a bug or my methodology is incomplete as the browser returns the Textvalue of the paragraph without any styling.
Code:
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Feb 13, 2007
I am remote scripting using javascript to an XML gateway, the XML file I get back changes state i.e. either the car registration number exists (and it includes certain fields in the XML) or it doesn't exist (and it doesn't include certain fields).
When my code tries to display the result I am getting the 'object required' error because I am trying to access an xml element which doesn't exist.
For example this line would break if the plate didnt exist but work perfectly if it did:
var fuel = response.getElementsByTagName('Fuel')[0].firstChild.data;
Is there anyway to stop it throwing an error if it doesn't exist and just set a regDoesntExist flag or something?
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Sep 20, 2006
I have a PHP script that displays my online status and shows a window
if I am online, or doesn't show anything if I am offline.
I'd like to include the content of this remote PHP file inside a web
page using JS. I have created an xmlHttpRequest script to do that but
it doesn't work as expected... It should work just like the status.php
file, but instead, the content doesn't show up in IE, and in Opera, it
it stuck in the upper-left corner...
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Jul 20, 2005
I know javascript has no local or server based access to the disk however I
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value...
My guess is no but thought I'd check/ask anyway...
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Jul 13, 2010
What I'm trying to create:
Normal slideshow like this one ([url])
A div with several urls should animate another div.
Like so: mouseover url: fade to correct image. click url goto url.
No hover: continue slideshow.
Footprint:
So hover on "item 1" should show "div with heading1".
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Jun 13, 2011
I am trying to use asp for remote validation instead of php. But it did not work. This is whatI tried.
$(document).ready(function() { var validator = $("#Member_Form").validate({
rules: { Member_Name: {
required: true,
minlength: 2,
remote: "users.asp"
}, },
messages: { Member_Name: {
required: "Enter a username",
minlength: jQuery.format("Enter at least {0} characters"),
remote: jQuery.format("{0} is already in use")
}, }});
Also how is the member name passed to the asp page. I tried reading it as query string. But it did not work.
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Nov 12, 2007
I have a webpage with link of useful websites. Rather than loading the websites in a new window, I would an "inline frame/window" to be opened just ow the link I clicked on so that I can preview/interact with the webpage.
Does anyone know how this can be done ?
Here's a reference link I found. [URL] (do a search then click on teh magnifying glass icon)
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