Internet explorer restricting file from showing active content

Torbinsky · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-05, 02:40 PM

Hello and thanks for reading my post.

Recently I've been really frustrated with IE's script blocking feature. I am working on a fairly simple web site where I have a nav bar with an onmouseover feature that triggers a layer to appear and disappear.

These layers contain sub links which are relevant to the particular global link that was selected.

I have the script all working, however, any time I go to view the web page, Internet Explorer gives me that little message saying:

"To help protect your security, Internet Explorere has restricted this file from showing active content that could access your computer. Click here for options..."

I have gone to other web sites which use plenty of javascript however, and I don't get this message. How are they doing it??? Is there a way to tell IE that the script is harmless or something? Am I using some method that IE says is dangerous?

Basically all my script does is check the screen resolution and change the visible properties of layers.

Thanks again to anyone who takes the time to read this.

NeverMind · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-05, 06:13 PM

maybe because you are accessing the screen object it's complaining.. but it shouldn't however!
can you show the code?

Torbinsky · #3 (**permalink**) 06-10-05, 10:38 AM

Okay, here is the code:

<head>


<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

</script>

</head>

The calls to the script come from here:
**************************************************
<body onmousemove="closesubnav(event);">

<area shape="rect" coords="5,7,44,20" href="#" alt="Home" id="gl1" class="glink" onmouseover="ehandler(event,menuitem1);">
(8 more of these area shapes...)
**************************************************

#layers and html code in here...

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

</script>
</body>
</html>

Torbinsky · #4 (**permalink**) 06-10-05, 10:41 AM

Oh, and I tried it without the resolution checking script that I head running to see if that was the problem, but I still have the same problem.

Here's the script anyway:

function CheckRes()
{
var Res_1 = window.screen.width;
var Res_2 = window.screen.height;
if ((Res_1 == 1024) && (Res_2 == 768))
{
document.write("<link rel=stylesheet type=text/css href=Design.css media=screen>");
}
else if((Res_1 >= 1024) && (Res_2 >= 768))
{
document.write("<link rel=stylesheet type=text/css href=Design1.css media=screen>");
}
else
{
document.write("<link rel=stylesheet type=text/css href=Design_800.css media=screen>");
}
}

tzepuitoru · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-05, 05:26 AM

Just do the following simple thing :
Go to Internet Options.Select the "Advanced" tab . Scroll down to "Security"
and check the checkbox that says "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer"
If that checkbox is unchecked you will still get that annoying message mainly because you use any kind of script at all.
I'm glad to help any other programing friends.

angel.of.wisdom · #6 (**permalink**) 07-24-05, 12:51 PM

i noticed that when Microsoft Internet Explorer finds a comment on the beginning of a file it will not block its scripts.
The comment will be like



try it!...
right on the beginning of the file (or after the DOCTYPE tag if you have one) put that comment AS IS. (0031) means that the following link has 31 characters. works for me

hope this helps anyone...

(forgive my english...)

angel.of.wisdom · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-05, 12:58 PM

when you save a page to your computer, that tag is automatically added to your files. that's why those scripts are executed on your computer and yours aren't.

(again, forgive my english)