Hi Experts,
I hate it when I can't figure things out. Below is the asp code that is giving me an object required error message.
The if/else/end if was something I just added so if I remove it my page does not give me an error. If I add it I get an error in Line 62
Line 62 is <!-- ( as I am calling a javascript function). Any ideas. I have researched the error with no success. Thanks

no idea,

do we get to see line 62 in situ (and a few lines above it)

Chrishirst thanks for the response. Here is the rest

I don't think the error us pointing to the correct line just because I see nothing wrong with <!-------

By way of debugging can you check the value of objRsUser("field") and dump it to the screen? It may be you have not declared or instantiated this object- perhaps an error in the code where you are supposed to be assigning this. Also when the error is reported at line 62 try viewing the source from the browser instead of the development environment.

VTWebProperties. Thanks for the help. Well I did what you asked response.write objRsUser("field") and got testing for the value. When I look at the source code in the browser, once again it looks like the error is telling lies. The error points to a blank line. There is nothing there that it points to that makes sense. Any other ideas? Hopefully I did what you asked.

show us all the code for the page,

Just a thought

this is a VbScript error (0x800a01a8) and not a javascript one ?

O.k here is all the code for the page.

it seems we are missing some information here,

1: the error could be coming from code in one of the includes.

2: It is a javascript error NOT an VbScript error (post #7)

do we get a url to see the error message ?

Hi ChristH,

O.k I cannot provide a URL because the app is not published yet. It is still running from my localhost. I know the issues are not from the abovbs.inc, nor the db_connection.asp. I think it could be from this. Also, I thought post Number 7 said
"this is a VbScript error (0x800a01a8) and not a javascript one ?" and not vice versa like you suggestion. Regardless, could it be this one. I don;t have any javacript except what is provided with the function show(menuName), function hide(menuName), function toggle_visibility(id), function checkParam(). Let me know if you need anything else.

That has to be a VBScript error. There's no way a Javascript error would spit out a hex code like that. That's VBScript.

HelpR, what it looks like to me is that you're trying to close a connection object that you've created inside of a function (likely in your db_connection.asp include file). If that's the case, try creating your connection object without using a function (use a sub instead to create it, then create a second one to close it).

It sounds like a VBScript error to me, from the hex code and the "object required" message. That's a condition that can happen in just about any modern programming language, but the .net version is "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" ... and maybe it's just me having seen that too many times from aspx pages that I come to associate it with Microsoft tech. And yeah, I know, Microsoft wrote the implementation of JS in IE, but still...

Expanding on what Adam said, you probably want a sub or function to open your database connection, and a second one to close it. The latter would read like:

Sub CloseDatabaseConnection()
If dbConn Is Not Nothing Then
dbConn.Close()
dbConn = Nothing
End If
End Sub

Setting the reference to nothing frees up some resources on the server(s) while testing it before using it prevents this error ... if this is where it's coming from.

What is the full error message you are getting shown in your browser?


BTW I was asking if the error code was (0x800a01a8)

Wow thanks for the responses guys. O.k first response with respect to closing a connection in my db_connection file. No this is not the case. I feel like I am going to be adding the code for the whole app here but that's o.k.
o.k this is the db connection file.
Thanks again everyone.

As suspected that is a client side javascript error NOT a ASP VbScript error

What it is telling you is that you are calling a javascript function that does not exist.

Use firefox and install the javascript debugging console it will tell you far more than the crap "debugging tools" in IE

it looks like the error is actually this

 if(e.style.display == 'none')
 e.style.display = 'block';
 else
 e.style.display = 'none';
 }

Which should be

 if(e.style.display == 'none') {
 e.style.display = 'block';
 } else {
 e.style.display = 'none';
} 
 }

ChristHirst,

**** I actually thought you had it. Sorry for the delay but I had another error in this app that was not allowing me to test your fix. I just finished correcting the first error and now I tried yours. Trying your fix still produced the same error but I think your leading in the right direction. Why I say this is expanding upon you saying it is a javascript error I removed all of the following:

As well as the green in the body section. I save my app and run it again and it works. So definitely something is wrong with this javascript that I cannot see. Can you see anything? Thanks again for all your hard work.
Note:
Just to explain what I am doing here in the javascript is if the user select's 2(Declined) for my Approval select element in the form, another textarea box will open up where by the user will need to give a decline reason. If he/she selects 1(approved) then the decline textarea remains hidden.

in the body onLoad event

<body ... onLoad="hide('textarea');">

You pass the elements name attribute to the function, then try to use it with getElementById()

function hide(menuName) {
 var el = document.getElementById(menuName);
 el.style.display = 'none';
 }

Sorry Chrishirst,

You lost me on that one. Could you explain that again pleazze?

Originally Posted by chrishirst

in the body onLoad event

<body ... onLoad="hide('textarea');">

You pass the elements name attribute to the function, then try to use it with getElementById()

function hide(menuName) {
 var el = document.getElementById(menuName);
 el.style.display = 'none';
 }

What he is saying here is on the onLoad event of the document you are firing off the function named "hide" and passing it the value 'textarea' which is not an element ID as expected by the function but rather an element TYPE. If you are in fact using the phrase 'textarea' as an ID for a field you ought to change it [even to something like 'textarea1'] so as not to confuse the browser.

Yep that's about it, only the textarea has the name of "textarea" as well

 <td><textarea name="textarea" id="bar" cols="50" rows="8"></textarea></td>

in the select onChange event you call it correctly

<select name="Approval" onChange="toggle_visibility('bar')">

but in the body onLoad event you call the hide function

<body ... onLoad="hide('textarea');">

incorrectly

this is where the "Object Expected" is coming from, because it is looking for an element with an ID of "textarea" and coming empty handed.

It should be

<body ... onLoad="hide('bar');">

Also;

in this code

if userSession="" Or HardwareSession = "" Then
%>
<p>
 <CENTER><font color = "black"><h2><%=Response.Write ("")%></h2><h3><%=Response.Write ("I'm sorry, I could not find that record")%></h3></font></CENTER> 
</p>

You should use either the equals sign "=" OR "response.write" but not both

The "=" sign IS a shortcut for response.write in single line code blocks.