Unable to select items

[Doug]

When I go to the following link, selecting any item is the "Selection Window 1" list does not update the "Selection Window 2" list.

state.tx.us is in my white list. I am sure it is some setting or advanced option is necessary, but I am not sure which.

http://wiid.twdb.state.tx.us/ims/resinf ... Status.asp

[therube]

If you disable NoScript, the page still does not work, so it is not a NoScript issue.
I'll assume that the page coding will only work with IE (which it does).

Code: Select all

Error: group[x] has no properties
Source File: http://wiid.twdb.state.tx.us/ims/resinfo/BushButton/lakeStatus.asp
Line: 154

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<script Language=JavaScript>

var temp=document.form0.slbasin;

function redirect(x){
for (m=temp.options.length-1;m>0;m--)
	temp.options[m]=null
for (i=0;i<group[x].length;i++){
	temp.options[i]=new Option(group[x][i].text,group[x][i].value)
}
temp.options[0].selected=true
}
</script>

[Giorgio Maone]

This is not a NoScript issue.
The site uses broken Javascript.
It works only in IE and Opera.
Does not work on Mozilla/Firefox, Chrome and Safari.
Don't know in US, but being apparently a government site, in Italy at least this would be illegal.

[therube]

Yes, a government site. Illegal - here, LOL. Dumb page coding is just that & will always be unless someone makes a change.

I did email the webmaster.

[Doug]

Doh! I should have figured that out. I was able to get in with IE and made the assumption it was a NOSCRIPT issue since I never turn NOSCRIPT off.
Your add-on is the first and only add-on I install when I install Firefox onto machines.

Thank you.

[therube]

...@twdb.state.tx.us Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:03 PM

Hi Steven,

This application only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer. I'll defer this to our applications services group.

Thank you,

Matt Erickson
Web Administration Team Lead

[GµårÐïåñ]

It is illegal according to statute. However, there is a caveat that as a state organization they are granted a small degree of way because often they are short budge or no budget and this is not completed by the top notch capable IT staff but rather by some CIS/CS student at the local college or worst yet by the secretary who knows how to use Frontpage enough to get follow the prompts on the screen. It is not intentional and although ignorance is not an excuse, this is the most likely culprit of why they are so limited in their coding skills.

Now that being said, I find it personally deplorable that they could not hire an independent consultant from any number of reputable temporary organizations that would have been able to do a superior job for the fraction of the long term maintenance and legal costs to justify its limitations. This is ultimately just lazy.