Can Anyone Straighten out the JAVA garbage?

[Dan P. Beckner]

Everyday there are tons of questions about why someone(s) java scripts
don't run under IE6. Lots of people are very generous with their time
and expertise and offer suggestions. Still there are a lot of us who
continue to have serious problems browsing, when a java script is
involved.

I have installed Sun's latest rendering. I have installed and
upgraded MS VM to the latest edition. Still, when the selected item
on a webpage says javascript............. nothing happens.

Now I have actually bought OPERA to get around this. It has no
problems running anything it would seem. Has too busy an interface
for me and some of my business websites won't run with OPERA.

Doesn't any MS expert have a final and all inclusive solution for java
scripting.

Thanks.

 

[Charlie Tame]

The Java language is nothing whatsoever to do with JavaScript. The Java
machine deals with running Java programs outside of the browser and Java
Applets inside the browser (broadly speaking) but has nothing to do with
scripting except for the fact that if scripting isn't working a web page
cannot call a Java program or applet or any other language for that matter.

I don't have time right now an in any case am no expert on scripting but it
sounds like you have a scripting host problem or perhaps security settings
have been messed up, but now part of the problem is cleared up perhaps some
other contributor can chip in with a better idea on your problem.

Charlie

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Everyday there are tons of questions about why someone(s) java scripts
don't run under IE6. Lots of people are very generous with their time
and expertise and offer suggestions. Still there are a lot of us who
continue to have serious problems browsing, when a java script is
involved.

I have installed Sun's latest rendering. I have installed and
upgraded MS VM to the latest edition. Still, when the selected item
on a webpage says javascript............. nothing happens.

Now I have actually bought OPERA to get around this. It has no
problems running anything it would seem. Has too busy an interface
for me and some of my business websites won't run with OPERA.

Doesn't any MS expert have a final and all inclusive solution for java
scripting.

Thanks.

Tools | Options | Security
Click Customize and check the settings for Scripting.

You also might want to refresh your scripting engine.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/default.asp?contentid=28001169
or
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

 

[Hans Le Roy]

Hi Dan P. Beckner,

Java and Javascript are two very different things, despite of the
name.

I have installed Sun's latest rendering. I have installed and
upgraded MS VM to the latest edition.

I doubt if you still can update Microsoft VM (see
www.microsoft.com/java), but installing Sun's Java VM from
http://java.sun.com indeed is the best thing to do if applets won't
run.

For Javascript, you need the Windows Scripting Host. The latest
version is 5.6 and you can download it from www.microsoft.com/scripting

Kind regards

Hans Le Roy
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)