As it happens, that was the first thing the boss tried when this came up (i.e., using "js:foo(bar);), which is when he became pretty sure that IE didn't recognize "js" as a token for javascript.
Cheers, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Abbreviation for "javascript" (??) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jdmajor" > > > If he can change it to vbscript, why couldn't he change it to: > > <a href="js:foo(bar);"> > > Good question, but the answer is IE supports two client/server scripting > languages by default, JScript (their implementation of the industry standard > ECMAScript which began as JavaScript) and their own proprietary one, > VBScript. 'javascript' and 'vbscript' are the names that IE recognises for > these, so it passes the href to them to handle instead of going looking for > a page to display. If you try to use 'js' it won't recognise it as a > scripting name, so will simply try to treat "js:foo(bar);" as a URL and end > up with a 404 error. > > However you can install a plugin to get IE to recognise and execute other > languages such as TCL or PerlScript, and I guess you could conceivably write > your own 'js' language and create and install a plugin for it...? :o) > > > > > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
