I use the following javascript to time and close a window. I get the error: 'missing ( before formal parameters' on the bold line below. Can anyone see why?

<script type="text/javascript">
  var idle = true;
  function window.onload() {
  window.setTimeout("checkTimeout()", 10000);
  }
  function checkTimeout() {
    if (idle) window.close();
    window.setTimeout("checkTimeout()", 10000);
  }
  function document.onkeypress() { 
  idle = false;
  }
  </script>

Jack.. I tried your code and it seemed fine..and did not get any JS errors. I do not think this code snippet is the cause of the error

I have been testing our app with FireFox and FireBug, FireBug found the error, IE does not.

Jackxxx:

I have been testing our app with FireFox and FireBug, FireBug found the error, IE does not.

Hi Jackxxx,

What is error?  You can search the error online, maybe you can easy find the answer.

OR:

Please post the whole code here if the problem remains unsolved.

Waiting for your feedback,

Hong Gang 

I'm also experiencing the same issue as you.. :(

It only happens in FireFox and not IE. Any time I try to create a function with a dot. eg

var a = {};

a.someMethod = function(){};

I posted a bit more information in a blog post here :) Hope this helped

http://juztinwilzon.blogspot.com/2008/05/missing-before-formal-parameters.html

I read your explanation on this error as I am experiencing similar problem. But I was not able to implement your help to my case...

I have this code

<script src=http://www.etsmoney.com/scripts/iban.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script>
         <!--
         {
         var oIBANcheck=new checkIBAN(document.form,"iban");
         }
         //-->
</script>

In IE it works, in Mozzila it gives the folowin error:

Error: missing ( before formal parameters
Source File: http://www.etsmoney.com/scripts/iban.js
Line: 21, Column: 18
Source Code:
function checkIBAN.prototype.removeNonValidChars(strIBAN_)

I cannot figure out what is the problem.
Thanks for your help.

Ivo