Javascript and XML in IE6 and FF3

[rhyspaterson]

Hey lads,

 

We use IE6 as the standard browser in our SOE at work (so i have been developing for it). However i just noticed this the other day:

 

<script type="text/javascript">
function parseXML()
{
try //Internet Explorer
  {
  xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
  }
catch(e)
  {
  try //Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, etc.
    {
    xmlDoc=document.implementation.createDocument("","",null);
    }
  catch(e)
    {
    alert(e.message);
    return;
    }
  }
xmlDoc.async=false;
xmlDoc.load("scheduled_files/required_files/printers.xml");
document.getElementById("clear").innerHTML=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("clear")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getElementById("attention").innerHTML=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("attention")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
document.getElementById("critical").innerHTML=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("critical")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
}
</script>

....

<div class="navitem">
  <ul>
    <li class="green"><span id="clear">?</span> are clear</li>
    <li class="yellow"><span id="attention">?</span> require attention</li>
    <li class="red"><span id="critical">?</span> are critical</li>
  </ul>
</div>

 

The '?'s are updated fine in IE6, but not FF3. Obviously it is some quite basic change, but cross browser javascript is all still quite new to me

 

The XML file looks as such:

 

<printers>
<clear>48</clear>
<attention>21</attention>
<critical>17</critical>
<total>86</total>
</printers>

 

Suggestions?

 

Cheers

[lemmin]

The problem is probably in the way that you are calling the function. Could you post your code for that?