Dreamweaver 6.1 - JavaScript error when switching between open tabs

Question

When switching between open tabs a sequence of javascript
errors occurs. I had not used Dreamweaver for about 2 weeks, and
last time I used it with no problems.
I have tried uninstalling it, OKing removal of all files when
asked, re-installing it and updating with dwmx61_updater.exe, but I
still get the same errors.
This has rendered the software virtually unuseable, so any
help would be greatly appreciated, as I'm working to a
rapidly-approaching deadline.
"While executing Browse_Back enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error occurred"
followed by
"While executing Browse_Forward enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error occurred"
followed by
"While executing Browse_Stop enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error occurred"
The relevant code seems to be :
<!-- Browser nav toolbar -->
<toolbar id="Browser_Toolbar" platform="win"
label="Browser Navigation" container="document"
initiallyVisible="false">
<button id="Browse_Back"
image="Toolbars/images/MM/back.gif"
disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/back_dis.gif"
tooltip="Back"
label="Back"
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.isCmdEnabled('back')"
command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.backPage()"
update="onEveryIdle"/>
<button id="Browse_Forward"
image="Toolbars/images/MM/forward.gif"
disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/forward_dis.gif"
tooltip="Forward"
label="Forward"
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.isCmdEnabled('forward')"
command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.forwardPage()"
update="onEveryIdle"/>
<button id="Browse_Stop"
image="Toolbars/images/MM/stop.gif"
disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/stop_dis.gif"
tooltip="Stop"
label="Stop"
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.getPageBusy()"
command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.stopPage()"
update="onBrowserPageBusyChange"/>
<button id="Browse_Refresh"
image="Toolbars/images/MM/browserRefresh.gif"
tooltip="Refresh"
label="Refresh"
enabled="true"
command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.refreshPage()"/>
presumably the next error is caused by the previous ones
failing :
"While executing getCurrentValue in AddressURL.htm, a
JavaScript error occurred"
the relevan tcode :
function getCurrentValue()
var dom = dw.getDocumentDOM();
var value = dom.browser.getURL();
if (value && value.length)
//check if is it not a temp file
//extract the tail of the url
var filename = value;
var slashIndex = filename.lastIndexOf("/");
filename = filename.substring(slashIndex+1);
var tempIndex = filename.indexOf("TMP");
if (tempIndex != 0)
addRecentAddress(value);
return value;

Answer 1

You can try this simple fix -
Quit DW.
Find this folder -
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application
Data\Macromedia\Dreamweaver
8\Configuration\WinFileCache-*.dat
(these folders are normally hidden - you may have to use
Explorer > Tools >
Folder Options to unhide them)
and delete it.
Restart DW. Works better?
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"earthdoctor" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:[email protected]...
> When switching between open tabs a sequence of
javascript errors occurs. I
> had
> not used Dreamweaver for about 2 weeks, and last time I
used it with no
> problems.
>
> I have tried uninstalling it, OKing removal of all files
when asked,
> re-installing it and updating with dwmx61_updater.exe,
but I still get the
> same
> errors.
>
> This has rendered the software virtually unuseable, so
any help would be
> greatly appreciated, as I'm working to a
rapidly-approaching deadline.
>
>
> "While executing Browse_Back enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error
> occurred"
> followed by
> "While executing Browse_Forward enabled in toolbars.xml,
a JavaScript
> error
> occurred"
> followed by
> "While executing Browse_Stop enabled in toolbars.xml, a
JavaScript error
> occurred"
>
> The relevant code seems to be :
>
> <!-- Browser nav toolbar -->
>
> <toolbar id="Browser_Toolbar" platform="win"
label="Browser
> Navigation"
> container="document" initiallyVisible="false">
>
> <button id="Browse_Back"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/back.gif"
> disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/back_dis.gif"
> tooltip="Back"
> label="Back"
>
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.isCmdEnabled('back')"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.backPage()"
> update="onEveryIdle"/>
>
> <button id="Browse_Forward"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/forward.gif"
> disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/forward_dis.gif"
> tooltip="Forward"
> label="Forward"
>
enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.isCmdEnabled('forward')"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.forwardPage()"
> update="onEveryIdle"/>
>
> <button id="Browse_Stop"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/stop.gif"
> disabledImage="Toolbars/images/MM/stop_dis.gif"
> tooltip="Stop"
> label="Stop"
> enabled="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.getPageBusy()"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.stopPage()"
> update="onBrowserPageBusyChange"/>
>
> <button id="Browse_Refresh"
> image="Toolbars/images/MM/browserRefresh.gif"
> tooltip="Refresh"
> label="Refresh"
> enabled="true"
> command="dw.getDocumentDOM().browser.refreshPage()"/>
>
>
>
> presumably the next error is caused by the previous ones
failing :
>
> "While executing getCurrentValue in AddressURL.htm, a
JavaScript error
> occurred"
> the relevan tcode :
>
>
> function getCurrentValue()
> {
> var dom = dw.getDocumentDOM();
> var value = dom.browser.getURL();
> if (value && value.length)
> {
> //check if is it not a temp file
> //extract the tail of the url
> var filename = value;
> var slashIndex = filename.lastIndexOf("/");
> filename = filename.substring(slashIndex+1);
> var tempIndex = filename.indexOf("TMP");
> if (tempIndex != 0)
> {
> addRecentAddress(value);
> }
> }
> return value;
> }
>
>