CA Gen calendar control for Web Generation fails to load in Internet Explorer 11
Article ID: 102321
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Products
Gen
Gen - Workstation Toolset
Gen - Host Encyclopedia
Gen - Run Time Distributed
Issue/Introduction
An HTML Control containing JavaScript to display a Gen Date field as a Calendar control loads the control successfully for Chrome & FireFox browsers but fails with a JavaScript 'type' error under Internet Explorer 11 (the officially supported browser for Gen 8.6).
For example the Procedure Step/Window TEST_SCREEN has a Date field with name GEN_DATE and the HTML Control HTMLControl1 contains :
<script>
window.onload = function(){
document.getElementById('GEN_DATE').type = 'DATE';
}
</script>
The IE11 JavaScript error is:
Line: 3
Error: Unable to set property 'type' of undefined or null reference
For example the Procedure Step/Window TEST_SCREEN has a Date field with name GEN_DATE and the HTML Control HTMLControl1 contains :
<script>
window.onload = function(){
document.getElementById('GEN_DATE').type = 'DATE';
}
</script>
The IE11 JavaScript error is:
Line: 3
Error: Unable to set property 'type' of undefined or null reference
Environment
Gen 8.x Web Generation
Cause
Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) and earlier versions of IE do not support a JavaScript type of 'date'. However the latest Microsoft Edge browser does support the 'date' type.
Resolution
Use Chrome, Firefox or Edge browsers.
Feedback
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