help about unxpected ";"

[Guest]

My web form worked fine before. Today I found three buttons do not work,
including a close button with ID btnClose. I use
btnClose.Attributes.Add("onClick", "window.close()")

in codebehind in VB.

The IE error message on the bottom after page loading:
line: 165
Char:44
Error: unexpected ';'
code:0

I have check line 165 in HTML and VB. I can not find anything. VB is
compiled now. I do not know where the problem is.

David

 

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

this is purely a javascript error. once the page is open, goto "view
source" and look AROUND page 165...you can post some of the code too here
for more help

 

[sloan]

try

btnClose.Attributes.Add("onClick", "window.close();")

you need to keep in mind that sometimes asp.net will tack on additional
items to the onclick that you're not aware of....

thus you need to cleanly close your javascript commands.

if you get desperate.. add

<script language='javascript'>
and
</script>

before the window.close..but I don't think that is the issue.. I think its
the lack of a trailing ; on the end of your line

 

[Guest]

Sorry. The error message is: expected ';'

I copy the same code to my new web form. It works. but this doesn't.
Here is the HTML code in this line:
<asp:Button id="btnClose" style="Z-INDEX: 133; LEFT: 128px; POSITION:
absolute; TOP: 48px" runat="server"
Text="Close"></asp:Button>


Dabin

 

[Craig Deelsnyder]

Sorry. The error message is: expected ';'

I copy the same code to my new web form. It works. but this doesn't.
Here is the HTML code in this line:
<asp:Button id="btnClose" style="Z-INDEX: 133; LEFT: 128px; POSITION:
absolute; TOP: 48px" runat="server"
Text="Close"></asp:Button>

actually line 165 means the 165th line of javascript, not in the HTML
source. Which is sometimes hard to find if your javascript is spread out
or when ASP.NET .js files get involved

 

[Guest]

Thank you. I did figure it out. It need ";" after function name. That is the
problem. But some are still working without ";".
That is funny. However, I have to change all of them.

David

 

[Karl Seguin [MVP]]

as i said, it needs to be the RENDERED html.

Open the page in IE and look for or around the line.

you shouldn't be seeing <Asp:button but rather <input type="button"

Karl