Client Script debug

I have an editable grid that I'd like to alert on if certain in the grid match a certain value. So on Cell exit I have:

var myItemRow = eworkGetCurrentRow ("grdInstrumentShop");
   var strCurrentStatus = eworkGetCell("grdInstrumentShop", 6, myItemRow);
   var strtrace = eworkGetCell("grdInstrumentShop", 8, myItemRow);
   alert (" trace = " + strtrace + ");
   alert ("strCurrentStatus = " + strCurrentStatus + ");
   if((strCurrentStatus == "Fab Completed")&&(strtrace is null))
   {
        alert("Please provide the material trace information");
    }
return true;

Nothing ever happens. Even the extra alerts I added for debug don't popup. What am I missing?

Thanks!

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Jerome_Pearce

I think the "is null" part of your script is not valid in JScript. There are a number of ways to test as far as I can see with a quick google.

Frankly whenver I get into client scripting I feel as though I am working in the dark. Compared to C# it is very awkward to diagnose issues. I know you can trace through code in IE, but I must admit I avoid it so much that I have never tried to get it working, myself.

BTW, there is no need to return anything, and that may cause an issue as well, I have no idea (You have to see the resulting page source to tell).

Jennifer Methlie

You were right - but I also had an error in the extra alert lines I was trying to use for debug. Here's what works:

function fnAlertforTrace()
{
    var myItemRow = eworkGetCurrentRow ("grdInstrumentShop");
   var strCurrentStatus = eworkGetCell("grdInstrumentShop", 6, myItemRow);
   var strtrace = eworkGetCell("grdInstrumentShop", 8, myItemRow);
   alert (" trace = " + strtrace );
   alert ("strCurrentStatus = " + strCurrentStatus );
   if((strCurrentStatus == "Fab Completed")&&(strtrace == ""))
   {
   alert("Please provide the material trace information");
   }
return true;
}

Thanks for the help!