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Thread: Client-side PerlScript Part 2

  1. April 19th, 2005, 10:45 AM #1
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    Client-side PerlScript Part 2

    Sigh.. I got another problem And there isn't a lot of info about perlscript...
    Consider the following code:
    Code:
    <HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="CACHE-CONTROL" CONTENT="NO-CACHE">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=PerlScript>
$doc = $window->document;

sub mydynbody {
	$objMyBody = $doc->getElementsByTagName("BODY")->item(0);
	
	$objButton = $doc->createElement("INPUT");
	$objButton->setAttribute("id","mybutton");
	$objButton->setAttribute("value", "Go");
	$objButton->setAttribute("type", "button");
	$objButton->setAttribute("onclick", "klik()"); 
	
	$objMyBody->appendChild($objButton);
		
}

sub klik {
	$doc->write("<H1>Klik!</H1>");
}

sub dbg {
	$window->alert($doc->body->outerHTML);
}

1;
</SCRIPT>
<TITLE>test</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY onLoad="mydynbody()">
<INPUT TYPE=button VALUE="Debug" onclick="dbg()">
</BODY>
</HTML>
    The Debug button works as it should. The dynamicly created klik button doesn't. It shows up but the onclick event doesn't fire up the klik() sub. Digging around I found this article. It seems IE doesn't like it done this way. They've solved this by using new Function("klik()"); in JavaScript.
    So what is the PerlScript equivalant of JavaScript's new Function?
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  2. April 20th, 2005, 12:33 PM #2
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    I did some more digging. It turns out JavaScript has the same problem so it isn't limited to PerlScript.

    Found 2 very interesting articles here and here.
    They're suggesting to use addEventListener (which isn't supported by IE) or attachEvent (which is supported by IE only).
    So I looked up MSDN: attachEvent.
    Seems they're passing a reference to a function ( getRef ).

    Tried to change my code using this:
    Code:
      $coderef= sub{ 
             $window->document->write("Ref klik")
  };
  
  $objButton->attachEvent("onclick", $coderef );
    Didn't work
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  3. April 20th, 2005, 12:58 PM #3
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    Javascript:

    var oButton = document.getElementByID("mybutton");
    oButton.setAttribute("onclick" , "myfunction"); // works on all browsers except IE
    oButton.onclick=myfunction; // should work on all browsers including IE
    oButton.attachEvent("onclick", myfunction) // IE only

    PerlScript (only works in IE so I cannot try another browser):

    $oButton = $window->document->getElementByID("mybutton");
    $oButton->setAttribute("onclick", "myfunction"); # doesn't work
    $oButton->{onclick}=klik; # doesn't work
    $oButton->attachEvent("onclick", klik); # doesn't work
    $oButton->attachEvent("onclick", \&klik ); #doesn't work

    I'm running out of options
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  4. April 20th, 2005, 03:55 PM #4
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    Damn. Looks like PerlScript has a bug or something. I converted my perlscript example to javascript.. Both objButton.onclick=klik AND objButton.setAttribute("onclick", klik) work in IE.

    I wonder why javascript: objButton.setAttribute works and perlscript:$objButton->setAttribute doesn't... I think it's time to send an email to ActiveState ....
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  5. April 25th, 2005, 02:07 PM #5
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    May I ask which parser you are using?


    [edit]
    Nevermind I just saw the first one of these you posted.
    Still using ActivePerl 5.8, I assume!?
    [/edit]

    Im going to try a few things out for you ...... after my nap I will get back to you on this - assuming you are still having difficulties ...........
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  6. April 26th, 2005, 03:06 PM #6
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    Yes, I'm still using ActivePerl 5.8..

    No rush.. I converted my entire script to JavaScript.
    Which already does most of what I want to do..

    But if you have any perlscript ideas I'd be happy to hear them
    I'm still considering this a bug..
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