JSON syntax error on Windows 2008 - javascript

I'm trying to implement a JSON call to simulate AJAX on a certain page where an AJAX panel isn't a viable option.
I want call my .aspx page when a State is selected from a drop down and populate the Counties drop down.
in my State dropdown, I have this call:
onchange="jsonDropDownLoader('COUNTIES', this, 'Content2_DDLCounties')"
That call is on the page and the code is here:
function jsonDropDownLoader(sType, oParent, oChild) {
var lstrChild = document.getElementById(oChild);
var lstrFilter = ""
if (oParent.value > "") {
lstrFilter = oParent.value
}
lstrChild.options.length = 0;
if (oParent.value > "") {
var JSONobject = {};
var http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
url = "/AltairWeb.NET/RS/jsonDropDownLoader.aspx?TYPE=" + sType + "&FILTER=" + lstrFilter
http_request.open("GET", url, false);
http_request.onreadystatechange = function () {
var done = 4, ok = 200;
if (http_request.readyState == done && http_request.status == ok) {
JSONobject = JSON.parse(http_request.responseText);
}
};
http_request.send(null);
var JSONarray = eval('(' + http_request.responseText + ')').data
for (var i = 0; i < JSONarray.length; ++i) {
var optn = document.createElement("OPTION");
optn.text = JSONarray[i].text;
optn.value = JSONarray[i].value;
lstrChild.options.add(optn);
}
}
}
It returns a string which I then use to populate the County drop down.
I'm getting data back, but it's not rendering on your QA server. Using the developer tools with IE8, I can see that I have a error on this line:
JSONobject = JSON.parse(http_request.responseText);
it says that JSON is not declared.
It says I also have a syntax error on this line:
var JSONarray = eval('(' + http_request.responseText + ')').data
This works perfectly on my development box. However, my development box has WinXP / IIS 5 on it, whereas, our QA server is a Win2008 server with IIS7.5. We have new development boxes coming, but until then, I'm stuck with the XP machine.
Since it works locally, it seems like it must be a security issue with either Windows or IIS on the QA server, possibly with the http_request call, but I can't find anything via google that has helped me figure this out.
I know I've seen posts that JSON.parse is not supported by IE prior to IE9, but this works perfectly in IE8 when I point to my dev server, but not when I point to the QA server, so it doesn't seem to be a browser issue.
Any ideas?

JSON.parse() is a function of your browser, not the server.
Are you sure the difference is the server ... and not your client browser???
You might also wish to consider using something like jQuery (which can both simplify your coding, and help mediate cross-browser issues like this). for example:
Parse JSON in JavaScript?
var json = '{"result":true,"count":1}',
obj = JSON && JSON.parse(json) || $.parseJSON(json);

First, you are using a synchronous call (xhr.open('GET', url, false)) , and you are also using onreadystatechange . This is wrong. Choose one or the other.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/xmlhttprequest
Next, check your browser support for JSON. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/891306/48082 .
If you are unsure, then use json2.js from json.org.
Finally, do not use eval. Use a proper JSON library.

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MarkLogic JavaScript scheduled task

I try to schedule a script using the 'Scheduled Tasks' in ML8. The documentation explains this a bit but only for xQuery.
Now I have a JavaScript file I'd like to schedule.
The error in the log file:
2015-06-23 19:11:00.416 Notice: TaskServer: XDMP-NOEXECUTE: Document is not of executable mimetype. URI: /scheduled/cleanData.js
2015-06-23 19:11:00.416 Notice: TaskServer: in /scheduled/cleanData.js [1.0-ml]
My script:
/* Scheduled script to delete old data */
var now = new Date();
var yearBack = now.setDate(now.getDate() - 65);
var date = new Date(yearBack);
var b = cts.jsonPropertyRangeQuery("Dtm", "<", date);
var c = fn.subsequence(cts.uris("", [], b), 1, 10);
while (true) {
var uri = c.next();
if (uri.done == true){
break;
}
xdmp.log(uri.value, "info"); // log for testing
}
Try the *.sjs extension (Server-side JavaScript).
The *.js extension can be used for static JavaScript resources to return to the client instead of executed on the server.
Hoping that helps,
I believe that ehennum found the issue for you (the extension - which is what the mime-type error is complaining about.
However, on the same subject, not all items in ML work quite as you would expect for Serverside Javascript. For example, using sjs as a target of a trigger is (or recently) did not work. So for things like that, it is also possible to wrap the sjs call inside of xqy using xdmp-invoke.

Calling a website and getting JSON information back

I am not too experienced in javascript on using API's and how to call websites and get information back. I have done this before in Java using HTTP objects and more. I am attempting to make an application where a user can type in a company stock name such as APPL and get back a ton of data like gains, losses, changes, etc. This shouldn't be that hard. I have a html/javascript file with an input textbox for the stock name. This part is easy. But after I tack on the stock name to the end of the URL by concatenation I don't know how to make the call and get the JSON information. There are examples of how to do this in other languages in the web page I am using but not for javascript. I am using this link as a tutorial:
http://digitalpbk.com/stock/google-finance-get-stock-quote-realtime
Here is my javascript code so far: Again this is probably really simple to do. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated and is good to know in the future.
script type="text/javascript">
var submitButton = document.getElementById("submitButton");
submitButton.addEventListener('click', actionPerformed, false);
function actionPerformed(e)
{
var textValue = document.getElementById("stockTextBox").value;
var urlEncoded = "http://finance.google.com/finance/info?client=ig&q=NASDAQ:" + textValue.toString();
for (var i = 0, len = urlEncoded.length; i < len; ++i) {
var object = urlEncoded[i];
confirm(object.toString());
}
}
</script>
I just found the following code for using HTTP GET and tried it out but nothing happens when I click the submit button. Any suggestions on what to do or what's wrong???
function httpGet(theUrl)
{
var xmlHttp = null;
xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlHttp.open( "GET", theUrl, false );
xmlHttp.send( null );
return xmlHttp.responseText;
}
Wow, this is turning out to be a lot more work then I had anticipated. Here is the URL string I am using in my code for yahoo finance. I can navigate to it in the browser and it works like a charm. For the life of me I cannot understand why this isn't working.
var urlEncoded = "http://www.finance.yahoo.com/webservice/v1/symbols/" + textValue.toString() + "/quote?format=json";
You could try jQuery, google and download it.
It's a javascript framework that makes things allot simpler .
$.get( "http://yourur.com/file.php?parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2", function( data ) {
//data now contains whatever it loaded from server
console.log("Loaded from server :", data);
}, "json");

Open XML content in another window, using JavaScript

I understand I cannot save XML content to a local file, because of security restrictions. but is there a way I can show the XML content in another browser window, as
Window.Open(xmlString, . .. );
that would work the same as -
Window.Open(URL, . . .);
I cannot use server-side language.
I can use javaScript \ jQuery. (I already use them to create the XML)
I can have a template XML file, near my HTML. Is there a way to display the template file and change its content ? almost the same as window.open: is it possible open a new window with modify its DOM or How to write JavaScript to a separate window? but I need to change XML nodes, and not HTML.
EDIT 1: try using myXmlWindow.document.write(xmlString)
=> I tried the suggested code -
var xmlString = xml2Str(xmlDocument);
myXmlWindow = window.open();
myXmlWindow.document.write(xmlString);
myXmlWindow.focus();
but it does not display the whole XML content, just the intern node values. and the new window still display "Connecting..." as it did not finish loading the content (missing close tag ???)
maybe I need to tell it is XML content and not HTML ???
my xmlString :
<root><device1>Name</device1><device2/><device3><Temprature_1>23.5</Temprature_1><Temprature_2>23.4</Temprature_2><Temprature_3>23.4</Temprature_3><Temprature_4>23.3</Temprature_4><Temprature_5>23.2</Temprature_5></device3></root>
the displayed content:
Name23.523.423.423.323.2
EDIT 2: my code -
function xml2Str(xmlNode) {
try {
// Gecko- and Webkit-based browsers (Firefox, Chrome), Opera.
return (new XMLSerializer()).serializeToString(xmlNode);
}
catch (e) {
try {
// Internet Explorer.
return xmlNode.xml;
}
catch (e) {
//Other browsers without XML Serializer
// alert('Xmlserializer not supported');
return('Xmlserializer not supported');
}
}
return false;
}
function fShow_xml_in_win() {
var xmlDocument = $.parseXML("<root/>");
var dev1 = xmlDocument.createElement('device1');
var dev2 = xmlDocument.createElement('device2');
var dev3 = xmlDocument.createElement('device3');
dev1.appendChild(xmlDocument.createTextNode('Name'));
xmlDocument.documentElement.appendChild(dev1);
xmlDocument.documentElement.appendChild(dev2);
xmlDocument.documentElement.appendChild(dev3);
var i;
var xNode;
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xNode = xmlDocument.createElement('Temprature_' + (i+1));
xNode.appendChild(xmlDocument.createTextNode( "myVal " + ((i+1) * 10) ));
dev3.appendChild(xNode);
}
var xmlString = xml2Str(xmlDocument);
alert(xmlString);
xmlString = "<?xml version='1.0' ?>" + xmlString; // I do not know how to add this node using parseXML :(
alert(xmlString);
myXmlWindow = window.open();
myXmlWindow.document.write(xmlString);
myXmlWindow.document.close(); // !! EDIT 3
myXmlWindow.focus();
return false;
}
EDIT 3: solved the "connecting..." problem
I just needed to add myXmlWindow.document.close();
You can open a blank window and then write content to it as follows:
myWindow=window.open('','','width=200,height=100')
myWindow.document.write(xmlString);
myWindow.focus()
You may need to do some work to format your xmlString, but I think this approach will do what you want. If your xmlString is formatted, try adding:
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
to the start of your string.
My understanding from your post, are
1.(From your firts point)
you get xml from somewhere which is not your control. My suggestion is why don't you get as JSON?
2.(From your second point)
If those XML is created by you means, Why aren't you try to write those XML from reference?
For example:
var reference = window.open();
reference.document.write(<some string goes here>)
3.(From your third point)
As per understanding from your second point. You can create xml. So why are you changing after write the document?
Note: Generally XML is used for Server-to-server communication, JSON is used for Server-to-client(browser) communication.

debug help with rare unexpected output in js

I have the following javascript on my page that is supposed to generate and go to a url instead of posting a form:
var tokenList = ["auto", "usate"];
var dirList = [];
function makeUrl(prov, manuf, model, price){
if (_addToken(prov)){
_joinTokens();
}
if (_addToken(manuf)){
_addToken(model);
_joinTokens();
}
if (price){
return _joinDirs() + "?prezzo=" + price;
}
return _joinDirs();
}
function _addToken(tok){
if (tok){
tokenList.push(tok.replace(/ /g,"_"));
return true;
}
return false;
}
function _joinTokens(){
dirList.push(tokenList.join('-'));
tokenList = [];
}
function _joinDirs(){
if (tokenList){
_joinTokens();
}
var url = '/' + dirList.join('/');
if (url.charAt(url.length-1) == '/'){
url = url.slice(0, -1);
}
return url;
}
It's triggered by this code:
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#navForm').submit(function() {
var prov = $("[name=select-provincia]").val();
var manuf = $("[name=select-marca]").val();
var model = $("[name=select-modello]").val();
var price = $("[name=select-prezzo]").val();
var url = makeUrl(prov, manuf, model, price);
window.location = url;
return false;
});
});
It's been a long while since I translated this code from its original python. I've been getting rare errors in my server logs occasionally that show users trying to visit strange urls that look almost like two urls concatenated. I haven't been able to ever duplicate such an error, but my best guess is that there is something going on with my javascript. The last two times I got this error I noticed that the user was using firefox 3.6 and iphone. Could this be some kind of browser incompatibility? Is there anything wrong with my javascript at all? Is the error just in userland?
For reference here is an example wrong url:
/auto-usate-pesaro_e_urbino/fiat-500//rimini/fiat-500?prezzo=13000
and two possible correct ones:
/auto-usate-pesaro_e_urbino/fiat-500?prezzo=13000
/auto-usate-rimini/fiat-500?prezzo=13000
Any unrelated suggestions for optimizing the code are welcome since I am bad at this.
Not sure it that's the case, but I think those strange URLs might be a result of appending the generated URL to the URL of the page being viewed. You are generating just the pathname part of the URL, not including the protocol and host name (http://foo.com) -- it's possible that some browsers are interpreting this path as relative to the current one. Try prepending the URL with the protocol and hostname.
You might also want to see this answer: Setting JavaScript window.location and follow the advice to write the URL to window.location.href.

Json problem in fetching data

<script>
function jsonfunc(){
var data ="publick="+document.getElementById("publickeyval").value+"&privatek="+document.getElementById("privatekeyval").value;
var url="http://www.remoteapiserver.com/example_api/example_adcpatchaapi.php?"+data;
alert(url);
var my_JSON_object = {};
var http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
http_request.open( "GET", url, true );
http_request.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (http_request.readyState == 4){
alert(http_request.responseText+"#"); // showing only # //
my_JSON_object = JSON.parse( http_request.responseText );
}
};
http_request.send(null);
}
</script>
I was as asked my question as per comment i read Json and writing above code in my php page.But still this is giving problem.I am not getting fetched dada from remote server.I am getting only "#" in alert box.
I highly recommend a JavaScript Framework like jQuery for this kind of stuff. It definitely makes this a lot easier. jQuery lets you do cross-domain requests, if you use JSONP (take a look at the docs). The code would look something like this:
$.getJSON(yourUrlGoesHere, function(data) { // ready callback
// data is an object; no need to parse it manually.
});
Sometimes it't better use some library:
JQuery or Moootools: http://mootools.net/docs/core/Request/Request.JSON
Implement this in native JS is difficulty if we want use it in all browsers ;)

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