How To Debug Javascript In Internet Explorer Jonathan Boutelle

3 Options Microsoft Script Debugger pathetic Visual Studio .Net Expensive and overkill Microsoft Script Editor The best option

Microsoft Script Debugger

pathetic

Visual Studio .Net

Expensive and overkill

Microsoft Script Editor

The best option

Configuring Script Editor Not well documented Bundled with Office XP / 2003! Yes, this is wierd This presentation will show you how

Not well documented

Bundled with Office XP / 2003!

Yes, this is wierd

This presentation will show you how

tools->internet options->advanced Make sure Script debugging is NOT disabled

Install Office Office XP OR Office 2003 will do No other versions have it

Office XP OR Office 2003 will do

No other versions have it

View->Script Debugger->Open

You should see this If you don’t, make sure you have the right version of Office.

Using the debugger

Method 1: break at next statement

Method 2: debugger calls in javascript debugger; Puts a break point in both IE and Venkmen (Firefox debugger) Makes your code ugly: not recommended

debugger;

Puts a break point in both IE and Venkmen (Firefox debugger)

Makes your code ugly: not recommended

When you hit a breakpoint Runtime Error is NOT a bug: perfectly normal

Select Microsoft Script Debugger

Wow: a real debugger!

Cleanup Make sure you shut down the debugger before shutting down IE F5 = continue Then close the debugger Remember, IE is “part of the operating system”: you don’t want it to hang!

Make sure you shut down the debugger before shutting down IE

F5 = continue

Then close the debugger

Remember, IE is “part of the operating system”: you don’t want it to hang!

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