Error Message

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Joined: Oct 2000

when I try out my JavaScript Menu I get an error saying:
Error: Expected ')'
and tells me it's line 144, which is:
oMenu.makeSub(2,3,'Reports','#',Main)
(the '#' is a placeholder for the document name)
how do I find out what's really wrong? I've proofread this line and surrounding lines about a million times..

Thanks,
~Belle~

Thanks,
~Belle~
We are told that talent creates its own opportunities
But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates
not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

- Eric Hoffer (1902-1983 American Author & Philosopher)

They have: 56 posts

Joined: Feb 2000

Can you give us a url or more of the code to look at?

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Joined: Oct 2000

Here is some of the code. I included the top and then skipped to the area where line 144 is.

Navigation

<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="\\menus.js">

</script>

<script>

oMenu=new menuObj('oMenu')

oMenu.clMain='padding:5px; font-family:verdana; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold'
oMenu.clSub='padding:5px; font-family:verdana; font-size:10px'
oMenu.clSubSub='padding:5px; font-family:verdana; font-size:10px'
oMenu.clAMain='text-decoration:none; color:White'
oMenu.clASub='text-decoration:none; color:White'
oMenu.clASubSub='text-decoration:none; color:White'

oMenu.backgroundbar='1'
oMenu.backgroundbarfromleft='0'
oMenu.backgroundbarfromtop='0'
oMenu.backgroundbarsize='100%'
oMenu.backgroundbarcolor='Navy'

oMenu.mainheight='25'
oMenu.mainwidth='130'

oMenu.subwidth=oMenu.mainwidth
oMenu.subheight='20'

oMenu.subsubwidth=oMenu.mainwidth
oMenu.subsubheight=oMenu.subheight

oMenu.makeStyle()

oMenu.subplacement=oMenu.mainheight
oMenu.subsubXplacement=oMenu.subwidth/2
oMenu.subsubYplacement='7'

oMenu.mainbgcoloroff='Navy'
oMenu.mainbgcoloron='#996699'
oMenu.subbgcoloroff='#006699'
oMenu.subbgcoloron='#9966cc'
oMenu.subsubbgcoloroff='#003399'
oMenu.subsubbgcoloron='#996666'
oMenu.stayoncolor='0'

oMenu.menuspeed='12'
oMenu.menusubspeed='15'

oMenu.menurows='1'

oMenu.menueventon="mouse"
oMenu.menueventoff="mouse"

oMenu.menuplacement=new Array("5,150,300,450,600,750")

MAIN 0

******then there is a bunch of menu stuff - I'll just skip to the area where the error supposedly is: *********

oMenu.makeMain(2,'IDEO',0)
oMenu.makeSub(2,0,'IDEO Contact Information','#',Main)
oMenu.makeSub(2,1,'Documentation',0)
oMenu.makeSub(2,2,'Handspring Visor Owner's Manual','#',Main)
oMenu.makeSub(2,3,'Reports','#',Main)
oMenu.makeSubSub(2,1,0,'FAQ','#',Main)
oMenu.makeSubSub(2,1,1,'Knowledge Sheet','#',Main)
oMenu.makeSubSub(2,1,2,'RMA Flowchart','#',Main)

[Edited by CrimsonBelle on 10-26-2000 at 09:16 AM]

Thanks,
~Belle~
We are told that talent creates its own opportunities
But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates
not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

- Eric Hoffer (1902-1983 American Author & Philosopher)

They have: 56 posts

Joined: Feb 2000

what's inside menu.js?

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Joined: Oct 2000

Do you want me to put the whole file here?? It's pretty long....

Vincent Puglia's picture

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Hi CrimsonBelle,

A url would be much better.

The error message may be coming from the js file. Also, the actual error may be one of the lines above -- so check lines 140 through 144. If you still can't find it, post the url.

Vinny

Where the world once stood
the blades of grass cut me still

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Joined: Sep 2000

Yeah either post lines 140-150 of menu.js or give us the URL of it.

Vincent Puglia's picture

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Joined: Dec 1999

Hi CrimsonBelle,

I'm presuming you've found and corrected the error -- right?

Vinny

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