[SOLVED] JavaScript and the XML DOM

[rhyspaterson]

Have a strange issue here lads.

 

...

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for(var x = 0; x < allPrinters.length; x++){ 

	importXML(allPrinters[x]);

	// -------------------------------------------------
	alert('foo');		
	// -------------------------------------------------

	var name = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("system.sysname.0")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
	var type = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("25.3.2.1.3.1")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
	var consoleDisplay = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("43.16.5.1.2.1.1")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;

	var row = document.createElement('TR');
	tmp.appendChild(row);

		var container = document.createElement('TD');
		container.innerHTML= x;
		row.appendChild(container);

		var container = document.createElement('TD');
		container.innerHTML=name;
		row.appendChild(container);

		var container = document.createElement('TD');
		container.innerHTML=type;
		row.appendChild(container);	

		var container = document.createElement('TD');
		container.innerHTML=consoleDisplay;
		row.appendChild(container);											

}		
document.getElementById('writeroot').appendChild(newTable);

...

 

The above code works, but only when i have the alert('foo'); in my code. Otherwise it just comes out blank (and with no errors - firebug says nothing, nor IE).

 

Seems to be an issue with writing to the DOM, but i have no idea what is going on.

 

The code is looping through ~80 xml files (don't ask me why ) and loading them into the DOM each time. Then i just grab a few variables and write them to the page. It only works when i put the alert in there though (and have to press OK ~80 times haha).

 

Suggestions?

 

Cheers,

Rhys

[web_loone_08]

it may be a result of you using all those periods in your tags - getElementsByTagName may have an issue with that.

[rhyspaterson]

AJAX seems to have solved the issue. I guess IE 6 couldn't keep up with any of the requests.