Javascript: Why isn't my script working in Internet Explorer?

You must use the following code in order to be sure that the request is going to be sent:

function createXMLHttpRequest()

{

var xmlHttp=null;

if (window.ActiveXObject)

xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");

else

if (window.XMLHttpRequest)

xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();

return xmlHttp;

}

That function return the correct activeX control or the XML class, according to the browser.

Then, just do this:

conection = createXMLHttpRequest();

And you get, code for both browsers.

Maybe you haven't checked the proper implementation of Ajax for IE. Internet Explorer uses an ActiveXObject, while other browsers like Firefox uses the built-in JavaScript object called XMLHttpRequest. A tutorial from w3schools (link below) shows how to cover both.

You could also make use of already built interfaces for Ajax and other Javascript constructs like scriptaculous.js or Yahoo! UI, which are really more convenient to use, but the downside is, they implement so much which you may not use.

But, a copy of these libraries are probably on most, if not all, computers because many sites use them so no need to worry about added download for clients.

You just have to bear with the learning phase. Goodluck!

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Have you tried to see if the prompt script alone works on both browsers?

do you have adblocker or yet another extension like that put in? would desire to a minimum of something in particular blocking off flash (the javascript message is almost a default message at the same time as flash cant play)