Script errors

olegunftr · January 3, 1999, 10:13 AM

starting yesterday, 1-2-99, i started getting said errors every time i go back or change groups.

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Vinny

fal308 · January 3, 1999, 10:43 AM

I also started receiving the following syntax

Control Characters removed by Rich Lucibella to attempt to correct display problems.

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 01-03-99).]

**Rich Lucibella** · January 3, 1999, 11:41 AM

We will look into it. Thanks.
Rich

longhair · January 3, 1999, 12:11 PM

yeah, what they said. java error, line 16 & java error line 12

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fiat justitia

olegunftr · January 3, 1999, 12:38 PM

yep

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Vinny

Mikey · January 3, 1999, 01:17 PM

me too!

**Rich Lucibella** · January 3, 1999, 01:38 PM

When are you guys getting these errors? I've not been able to replicate them.

I'd appreciate your help in trying the following.
-Shut down and reopen your browser
-Go to http://www.thefiringline.com
-Reload the page (Shift/Reload) in Netscape.
-Enter the Forums and report back whether you're encountering the problem

Also, if you do get an error, please hit your "Print Screen" key while viewing the error message.
Load MS Word (for those that have it) and hit "CNTRL/V" to paste the screen snapshot into a Word document.
Email it to me. This will help considerably.
Thanks again.
Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 01-03-99).]

[email protected] · January 3, 1999, 04:15 PM

Rich, just so you know, I've been getting these errors as well, and I use Netscape 4.5

Spark

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Kevin Jon Schlossberg
SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com
http://www.bladeforums.com

ATM · January 3, 1999, 04:50 PM

Rich -

Thought you might like to hear from someone who has not had these errors.

I have not had any errors, and I use Netscape 4.5. Good luck hunting, could it ne the ISP causing the problem? Pardon my ignorance if not.

Grayfox · January 3, 1999, 05:03 PM

I,m getting these error messages too. I'm using AOL 4.0. It says script error/ syntax error line 16. Hope you figure it out.

**Rich Lucibella** · January 3, 1999, 06:26 PM

The following is from the Software Developers:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>*Attention UBB Owners*
=================
As 1999 came in the Ultimate Bulletin Board suffered a JavaScript error
which causes your cookies, members last read preferences and light bulbs to
fail to work. Tech Support has the fix for this problem and can repair your
UBB and return it back to normal. Contact us via email and request the fix
for your UBB if you wish to have this done by our tech team. There will be a
charge of $10.00 for the script rewrite and fix per UBB and we will schedule
you as soon as possible...[/quote]

We're working on it.
Rich

JJB · January 3, 1999, 07:59 PM

Glad to hear you're working on it. And they did say that Y2K problems might start in Y99.

Just for your working information, using Internet Explorer 4.0 I've been getting the following message since yesterday any time I opened a Forum from the "Firing Line Forums" page and any time I returned to a forum from a thread inside that forum.And just now also when returning to the thread after posting this reply.

The message reads:
"Internet Explorer Script Error.
An error has occurred in the script on this page.
Line: 16
Char: 1
Error: Syntax Error
Code: 0"

And that is the whole of it.

Jim in IN

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-- TANSTAAFL

[This message has been edited by JJB (edited 01-03-99).]

. · January 3, 1999, 09:11 PM

Ditto the preceeding error notice.

Tried all the reload hooee - didn't work.

Error notice occurs when moving from top-level summary page into any of the forums. Offers option to continue script on page or not. Yes results in forum thread summary page shown; whereas, no results in only partial page loaded, at an extremely long load time.

(ps: error notice also occurs immediately after clicking the submit button in posting.)

[This message has been edited by Mykl (edited 01-03-99).]

Dennis · January 3, 1999, 09:40 PM

Know y'all are working on it - but the problem's still there at the moment on Internet Explorer 4.5.
I got off the internet.
Ran Explorer and wiped out cookies, history, favorites, and temporary internet files.
Got ON internet.
Went to View. Wiped out history and files.
Typed in http://www.thefiringline.com
Refreshed once.
hit enter.
Java problem still there.

**Rich Lucibella** · January 3, 1999, 09:50 PM

Dennis-
That's the type of info we need to fix this. Thanks so much.
Promise to have it done by Tuesday, at the *latest*; with luck, by Monday AM.
Rich

**4V50 Gary** · January 3, 1999, 10:44 PM

Yes, please fix it. It's driving me nuts and I may be going postal! Thankfully our benevolent political fathers in Washington restricts us to 10 round magazines and CA makes me wait 10 days. I'm still struggling to get the trigger locks off the guns which are already in my possession. The best for the last: Imagine the rampage & carnage I'd cause if I had a flash suppressor on a rifle and a bayonet mount?

Jeff Thomas · January 4, 1999, 12:09 AM

Rich - I'm glad they'll only charge you $10 to fix THEIR software. What a deal, eh? Must have been one of those 90 day warranties.

I'm using IE 4.72.xxxx, tried the shutdown / reload advice, and still the same problem.

4V50 Gary - that's why I didn't buy a pre-ban AR-15. I was afraid I couldn't trust myself if I had a bayonet lug ...

BTW, didn't 'going postal' get more expensive on January 1?

[email protected] · January 4, 1999, 12:41 AM

In all fairness, guys, the people who do the UBB software are very good at supporting their product. There is a fix for this problem out already, it's just a matter of getting it up and running on TFL without losing the changes needed that make this site unique.

Rich is indeed working on it, and I'll be lending him all the help that I can should he need it.

Spark

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Kevin Jon Schlossberg
SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com
http://www.bladeforums.com

**4V50 Gary** · January 4, 1999, 01:20 AM

God Bless you all.

Once again the world is safe for democracy and children will be playing in the streets as I discretely peel the duct tape holding my kitchen knife on the end of my rifle off now.

**Rich Lucibella** · January 4, 1999, 02:26 PM

We've upgraded to V 5.19 of the UBB Software. I'm hoping this will resolve your problems.

Please let us know either way.
Rich Lucibella

Dennis · January 4, 1999, 02:30 PM

Rich,
I did the same as before, came in thru "thefiringline" and, (I don't know how to say this),
OOOmyGaawwd! On "Forums" the background was purple! The print was sort of maroon. Same color on the list of threads! But on the thread itself, routine colors on white.
You poor guy. How are you going to explain THIS one? (note: giggles & teehees heard here...)
Purple for chrissake...
PS: When I "backed out" to Forums, all was okay, but when I again tried "Script errors", the "threads" BG was purple. Again, the "script errors" thread seem normal. Good luck.

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[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited 01-04-99).]

**Rich Lucibella** · January 4, 1999, 04:00 PM

Dennis-
I've been playing around with the colors...if you think purple was bad, you shoulda seen the hot pink! Removing it was the fastest move I've made in years!:0

Spark-
Thanks for standing by to bail me out. I think I got it.

Jeff-
Actually, the UBB guys are pretty ggod. The Patch is provided for free. The $10 charge was only if you wanted them to install it for you...a relatively straightforward task, unless you've customized the scripts, which we have.

Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 01-04-99).]

Jeff Thomas · January 4, 1999, 04:40 PM

Rich - I didn't mean to trash the UBB guys. I'm still in therapy for my sense of humor, and the bills are horrendous.

The site seems to be working great now. When I first signed on a few minutes ago it loaded very S L O W L Y ... But, now it's loading fine, it saved my preferences, and no more script errors. Thank you.

It's a good thing you verified the color changes reported by Dennis. We were going to suggest he take that conversation over to the 'legalize drugs' thread. Purple, eh?

[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited 01-04-99).]

olegunftr · January 4, 1999, 09:07 PM

mine is now fixed. you can turn this one off

Thanks

Dennis · January 5, 1999, 10:38 AM

Rich,
Congratulations! All seems to be working at this end. Computer problems can be real buggers. Once upon a time I was comptroller for a computer R&D corp. It was real, it was fun, but it wasn't "real fun".

Jeff,
No drug problem - I really saw purple. Almost dropped my Shiner Bock! BTW, MY therapist says I have recovered from my schizophrenia - and so have I. (me, too, etc...)

January 3, 1999, 10:13 AM	#1
olegunftr Member Join Date: December 30, 1998 Location: marietta, ga, usa Posts: 71	starting yesterday, 1-2-99, i started getting said errors every time i go back or change groups. ------------------ Vinny

January 3, 1999, 10:43 AM	#2
fal308 Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,992	I also started receiving the following syntax Control Characters removed by Rich Lucibella to attempt to correct display problems. [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 01-03-99).]

January 3, 1999, 11:41 AM	#3
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	We will look into it. Thanks. Rich

January 3, 1999, 12:11 PM	#4
longhair Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 1998 Location: CSA Posts: 632	yeah, what they said. java error, line 16 & java error line 12 ------------------ fiat justitia

January 3, 1999, 12:38 PM	#5
olegunftr Member Join Date: December 30, 1998 Location: marietta, ga, usa Posts: 71	yep ------------------ Vinny

January 3, 1999, 01:17 PM	#6
Mikey Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 1998 Location: Tennessee Posts: 885	me too!

January 3, 1999, 01:38 PM	#7
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	When are you guys getting these errors? I've not been able to replicate them. I'd appreciate your help in trying the following. -Shut down and reopen your browser -Go to http://www.thefiringline.com -Reload the page (Shift/Reload) in Netscape. -Enter the Forums and report back whether you're encountering the problem Also, if you do get an error, please hit your "Print Screen" key while viewing the error message. Load MS Word (for those that have it) and hit "CNTRL/V" to paste the screen snapshot into a Word document. Email it to me. This will help considerably. Thanks again. Rich [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 01-03-99).]

January 3, 1999, 04:15 PM	#8
[email protected] Wise Guy Join Date: October 10, 1998 Posts: 665	Rich, just so you know, I've been getting these errors as well, and I use Netscape 4.5 Spark ------------------ Kevin Jon Schlossberg SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com http://www.bladeforums.com

January 3, 1999, 04:50 PM	#9
ATM Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 1998 Posts: 141	Rich - Thought you might like to hear from someone who has not had these errors. I have not had any errors, and I use Netscape 4.5. Good luck hunting, could it ne the ISP causing the problem? Pardon my ignorance if not.

January 3, 1999, 05:03 PM	#10
Grayfox Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 1998 Posts: 1,885	I,m getting these error messages too. I'm using AOL 4.0. It says script error/ syntax error line 16. Hope you figure it out.

January 3, 1999, 06:26 PM	#11
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	The following is from the Software Developers: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Attention UBB Owners ================= As 1999 came in the Ultimate Bulletin Board suffered a JavaScript error which causes your cookies, members last read preferences and light bulbs to fail to work. Tech Support has the fix for this problem and can repair your UBB and return it back to normal. Contact us via email and request the fix for your UBB if you wish to have this done by our tech team. There will be a charge of $10.00 for the script rewrite and fix per UBB and we will schedule you as soon as possible...[/quote] We're working on it. Rich

January 3, 1999, 07:59 PM	#12
JJB Member Join Date: October 19, 1998 Location: Logansport, IN Posts: 87	Glad to hear you're working on it. And they did say that Y2K problems might start in Y99. Just for your working information, using Internet Explorer 4.0 I've been getting the following message since yesterday any time I opened a Forum from the "Firing Line Forums" page and any time I returned to a forum from a thread inside that forum.And just now also when returning to the thread after posting this reply. The message reads: "Internet Explorer Script Error. An error has occurred in the script on this page. Line: 16 Char: 1 Error: Syntax Error Code: 0" And that is the whole of it. Jim in IN ------------------ -- TANSTAAFL [This message has been edited by JJB (edited 01-03-99).]

January 3, 1999, 09:11 PM	#13
. Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: My wife's house... Posts: 2,659	Ditto the preceeding error notice. Tried all the reload hooee - didn't work. Error notice occurs when moving from top-level summary page into any of the forums. Offers option to continue script on page or not. Yes results in forum thread summary page shown; whereas, no results in only partial page loaded, at an extremely long load time. (ps: error notice also occurs immediately after clicking the submit button in posting.) [This message has been edited by Mykl (edited 01-03-99).]

January 3, 1999, 09:40 PM	#14
Dennis Staff Emeritus Join Date: November 23, 1998 Location: a small forest in Texas Posts: 7,079	Know y'all are working on it - but the problem's still there at the moment on Internet Explorer 4.5. I got off the internet. Ran Explorer and wiped out cookies, history, favorites, and temporary internet files. Got ON internet. Went to View. Wiped out history and files. Typed in http://www.thefiringline.com Refreshed once. hit enter. Java problem still there.

January 3, 1999, 09:50 PM	#15
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Dennis- That's the type of info we need to fix this. Thanks so much. Promise to have it done by Tuesday, at the latest; with luck, by Monday AM. Rich

January 3, 1999, 10:44 PM	#16
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	Yes, please fix it. It's driving me nuts and I may be going postal! Thankfully our benevolent political fathers in Washington restricts us to 10 round magazines and CA makes me wait 10 days. I'm still struggling to get the trigger locks off the guns which are already in my possession. The best for the last: Imagine the rampage & carnage I'd cause if I had a flash suppressor on a rifle and a bayonet mount?

January 4, 1999, 12:09 AM	#17
Jeff Thomas Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1998 Location: Texas Posts: 4,753	Rich - I'm glad they'll only charge you $10 to fix THEIR software. What a deal, eh? Must have been one of those 90 day warranties. I'm using IE 4.72.xxxx, tried the shutdown / reload advice, and still the same problem. 4V50 Gary - that's why I didn't buy a pre-ban AR-15. I was afraid I couldn't trust myself if I had a bayonet lug ... BTW, didn't 'going postal' get more expensive on January 1?

January 4, 1999, 12:41 AM	#18
[email protected] Wise Guy Join Date: October 10, 1998 Posts: 665	In all fairness, guys, the people who do the UBB software are very good at supporting their product. There is a fix for this problem out already, it's just a matter of getting it up and running on TFL without losing the changes needed that make this site unique. Rich is indeed working on it, and I'll be lending him all the help that I can should he need it. Spark ------------------ Kevin Jon Schlossberg SysOp and Administrator for BladeForums.com http://www.bladeforums.com

January 4, 1999, 01:20 AM	#19
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	God Bless you all. Once again the world is safe for democracy and children will be playing in the streets as I discretely peel the duct tape holding my kitchen knife on the end of my rifle off now.

January 4, 1999, 02:26 PM	#20
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	We've upgraded to V 5.19 of the UBB Software. I'm hoping this will resolve your problems. Please let us know either way. Rich Lucibella

January 4, 1999, 02:30 PM	#21
Dennis Staff Emeritus Join Date: November 23, 1998 Location: a small forest in Texas Posts: 7,079	Rich, I did the same as before, came in thru "thefiringline" and, (I don't know how to say this), OOOmyGaawwd! On "Forums" the background was purple! The print was sort of maroon. Same color on the list of threads! But on the thread itself, routine colors on white. You poor guy. How are you going to explain THIS one? (note: giggles & teehees heard here...) Purple for chrissake... PS: When I "backed out" to Forums, all was okay, but when I again tried "Script errors", the "threads" BG was purple. Again, the "script errors" thread seem normal. Good luck. ------------------ [This message has been edited by Dennis (edited 01-04-99).]

January 4, 1999, 04:00 PM	#22
Rich Lucibella Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Location: South Florida Posts: 10,229	Dennis- I've been playing around with the colors...if you think purple was bad, you shoulda seen the hot pink! Removing it was the fastest move I've made in years!:0 Spark- Thanks for standing by to bail me out. I think I got it. Jeff- Actually, the UBB guys are pretty ggod. The Patch is provided for free. The $10 charge was only if you wanted them to install it for you...a relatively straightforward task, unless you've customized the scripts, which we have. Rich [This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited 01-04-99).]

January 4, 1999, 04:40 PM	#23
Jeff Thomas Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 1998 Location: Texas Posts: 4,753	Rich - I didn't mean to trash the UBB guys. I'm still in therapy for my sense of humor, and the bills are horrendous. The site seems to be working great now. When I first signed on a few minutes ago it loaded very S L O W L Y ... But, now it's loading fine, it saved my preferences, and no more script errors. Thank you. It's a good thing you verified the color changes reported by Dennis. We were going to suggest he take that conversation over to the 'legalize drugs' thread. Purple, eh? [This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited 01-04-99).]

January 4, 1999, 09:07 PM	#24
olegunftr Member Join Date: December 30, 1998 Location: marietta, ga, usa Posts: 71	mine is now fixed. you can turn this one off Thanks

January 5, 1999, 10:38 AM	#25
Dennis Staff Emeritus Join Date: November 23, 1998 Location: a small forest in Texas Posts: 7,079	Rich, Congratulations! All seems to be working at this end. Computer problems can be real buggers. Once upon a time I was comptroller for a computer R&D corp. It was real, it was fun, but it wasn't "real fun". Jeff, No drug problem - I really saw purple. Almost dropped my Shiner Bock! BTW, MY therapist says I have recovered from my schizophrenia - and so have I. (me, too, etc...)