Javascript: "Permission denied" - how to debug?
hello,
on a website we are currently developing we make use of an adapted version of http://www.brandspankingnew.net/specials/ajaxautosuggest/ajax_autosuggestautocomplete.html
This works fine on a simple test form but fails in Safari 3.1 (Mac and Win) when we include the script in the real web page.
The error console states just plain "Permission denied" - unfortunately it does not tell what exactly and where something fails.
The script does work in all other browsers like Firefox, Camino, windows internet explorer ... only on Safari we get this error.
Is there something else on a mac apart from the Safari-included "Developer tools" that would help me debug this error?
thank you
no
{quote:}
Resource interpreted as script but transferred with MIME type text/html.
http://www.brandspankingnew.net/js/bsn.AutoSuggest2.1.3comp.js
Resource interpreted as stylesheet but transferred with MIME type text/html.
http://www.brandspankingnew.net/css/autosuggest_inquisitor.css
ReferenceError: Can't find variable: bsn
http://tomx.890m.com/test.html? (line 392)
Resource interpreted as script but transferred with MIME type text/html.
http://track.blogcounter.de/js.php?user=gulfstream&style=6
{quote}
but again, the original sample page does work as well as a simple form we use to try our modifications to the script. Only when the script is included in the "real" form page it fails.
And without any hint from safari where exactly it fails it's hard to debug:(
thanks
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Their design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere.
In order to meet that nonexistent threat, the software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
By modifying the operating system, the software itself may create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
Most importantly, a false sense of security makes you more vulnerable.
8. An anti-malware product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An anti-virus app is not needed, and cannot be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful only for detecting Windows malware, and even for that use it's not really effective, because new Windows malware is emerging much faster than OS X malware. Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else.
A Windows malware attachment in email is usually easy to recognize by the file name alone. An actual example:
London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe
You don't need any software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's seldom a reason to use recognition software unless an institutional policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in every unknown email attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may be useful if an ill-informed network administrator says you must run some kind of "anti-virus" application.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither should you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. "Hmmmm, this torrent is a crack of that new game I want. I think I'll download it. It could be a trojan, but the antivirus will warn me if it is." Then they wonder why their Mac is so slow all of a sudden. It's slow because it's running flat out mining Bitcoins for a hacker who has already sold their credit card number and banking passwords to a criminal gang. Maybe a week later the antivirus does warn them, but what good does that do?
Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.
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