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Backslider · 2009-05-10 17:27:54

I installed debug bar to see if it can help me to debug javascript errors. When an error occurs it pops up a screen that shows exactly the same minimal and difficult to debug error message that IE gives anyway.

How is this tool supposed to help debug javascript?

I tried to read the wiki for "script tab" but all I see is a password field.

fabrice · 2009-05-10 17:33:04

Hi,

You can try Companion.JS which gives more detailled info on javascript errors :

http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/CompanionJS/HomePage

Backslider · 2009-05-10 20:15:25

Ok, I uninstalled and installed the companion. When I try to debug my page it shows me I have an error at line 1, the Doctype declaration:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

This is a valid declaration.

I know I have a javascript error on my page, however I can't get past the above invalid error report in trying to find it.

fabrice · 2009-05-10 20:34:32

Without the url page I won't be able to help you.

Do you have a valid install of Companion.JS ? Did you try it against the dummy page that is available from the Companion.JS install page ?

Backslider · 2009-05-10 20:56:07

I tested the dummy page, that works fine, however on my page I can't get past a report of a syntax error on the very first line of the page, the DOCTYPE declaration, that is, before we have even loaded any javascript.

fabrice · 2009-05-10 20:58:23

Again, without the url page, I cannot help you.

Backslider · 2009-05-10 21:05:28

Try this one: http://www.yahoo.com/

Exactly the same error

fabrice · 2009-05-10 21:41:47

I don't have any error on this page. Anr PLEASE (!!!), read the announcement.

Backslider · 2009-05-10 21:49:51

Nombre del sistema operativo Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Versión 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Compilación 2600
IE7

I was able to reproduce it by going to your test page, then opening a new tab to Yahoo.com and selecting debug for that page also. It then displayed a syntax error at line 1 for Yahoo

fabrice · 2009-05-11 17:43:32

I don't have any error on my side. Do you have other ie extensions ? Did you try with all the extensions off ? (iexplore.exe -extoff) ?

Maybe this is from a custom config on your side.

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