You need to define your variables, you must put a 'var' in front of them, otherwise IE could throw an error.
Thus, lines like this (where you're defining a variable for the first time): username = $("#txtUserName").val(); Should become this: var username = $("#txtUserName").val(); A more complete list can be found here: http://www.fitzblog.com/bid/2127/Nine-Javascript-Gotchas --John On 9/7/07, 0xCAFE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a CheckUsername function where using Ajax and jQuery, I check > if the supplied username is already in use in the database. It works > fine with Firefox, but with IE, I always get this JavaScript error : > > "No such interface supported" > > And it always falls in the error: part of the code. > > function checkUsername() { > > // Removed Ajax result > $("#username_status").html(""); > > // If there is already a validation error, don't bother with > username verification > if( $("#txtUserName").parent(".error").length > 0 ) > return; > > username = $("#txtUserName").val(); > > if ((previous_username != username) && (username != '') && > (in_ajax != 1)) { > in_ajax = 1; > $("#username_status").html("<img src='loading.gif' > border='0' valign='middle' alt='Loading...' />"); > try { > $.ajax({ > type: "GET", > data: {txtUserName: username}, > url: '/AJAXCheckUsername.jsp' + '&time=' + (new > Date()).getTime(), > timeout: 5000, > success: function(data) { > in_ajax = 0; > if( data == "Available" ) { > $("#username_status").html('<img > src="accept.png" border="0" alt="Available" style="vertical-align: > middle;" /> Username is Available!'); > $ > ("#txtUserName").parent().removeClass("error"); > } else if( data == "Not Available" ) { > $("#username_status").html('<img > src="cross.png" border="0" alt="Not Available" style="vertical-align: > middle;" /> Sorry. This username is already taken.'); > $ > ("#txtUserName").parent().addClass("error"); > } else { > $("#username_status").html('<img > src="error.gif" border="0" alt="Error" style="vertical-align: > middle;" /> An Error Has Occured!'); > $ > ("#txtUserName").parent().addClass("error"); > } > }, > error: function(data) { > $("#username_status").html('An Error has > occured. Please retry.'); > } > }); > } catch(error) { > console.log("Error : " + error.toString()); > } > } > > previous_username = username; > } > > I read something about not being able to write to the document with > data from an external document here > http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/e05ac9803242a7b7/e7582413b496d187 > > Is there a way to make this code work ? > > Thanks! > >