Document array has no properties

Question

Why doesn't DW8 like document arrays assigned to variables?
Using the syntax,
formInput = document.getElementsByTagName("input")
Returns an error saying "formInput has no properties."
Here's the full example:
var dom = dw.getDocumentDOM();
// get the current document's SKU_Condition meta tag
var skuCondMeta = dom.getElementsByTagName("meta");
for ( counter = 0; counter < skuCondMeta.length;
counter++)
if (skuCondMeta[counter].name == "SKU_Condition") // so far
so good
// get dom of the extension html form and assign the sku
cond to the input field value
/* why doesn't this code work?
var formInput = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
for ( iter = 0; iter < formInput.length; iter++)
if (formInput[iter].name == "sku_cond")
formInput[iter].value = skuCondMeta[counter].content;
/* instead, I have to do this */
for ( iter = 0; iter <
document.getElementsByTagName("input").length; iter++)
if (document.getElementsByTagName("input")[iter].name ==
"sku_cond")
document.getElementsByTagName("input")[iter].value =
skuCondMeta[counter].content;
Thanks for the help!
-Scott

Answer 1

I'm trying to use a calendar in my jsp pages. The code
of that calendar is in a js file and is writen in
JavaScript. I call the function from a html tag:
<input type="text" name="date" id="date">
Click
here to enter a date
In the js file there is a function
show_calendar(textfieldname, dir)
and lines
var txtboxObj = textfieldname;
and
document.getElementById(txtboxObj).value =
getdate(d,m,y);
My problem now is that when I use Netscape 7.01 the
calendar is not passing data to the input field in the
parent window and I get the message:
Error: document.getElementById(txtboxObj) has no
properties
In IE it is working with no problems.Obviously a JS problem. Go to a Javascript forum. You will be more likely to find people who know.