Ok this issue is really weird to me

i have a line
appObj.myName = document.getElementById("docName").value;

The first time i run through the function it sets the value of docName.value to appObj.myName, but the second time i run through the value appObj.myName comes back undefined, this works fine in IE.

I have been working on this for 24 hours and cannot find the bug can anybody help

Thanks

Too many possible reasons.

For example, if you create a *second* object with ID="docName" *after* the first time through that function, then FF will act differently than IE.

You will need to show the full code. If possible, post it "live" someplace and give us the URL.

Ill post the full code tomorrow when i get back to work
Thanks for the reply

Ok here is the full function

function tokenizeData() {


appData.flowName = document.getElementById("flowName").value;
appData.dueDate = document.getElementById("flowDueDate").value;
appData.comments = document.getElementById("comments").value;
appData.emailText = document.getElementById("emailText").value;
appData.notificationCode = document.getElementById("notificationCode").value;
appData.status = getCtl("flowStatus").innerHTML;


appDataTok = new StringBuffer();
appDataTok.append("{");
appDataTok.append("'ApprovalPk' : '").append(appData.flowPk).append("',");
appDataTok.append("'FlowName' : '").append(formatString(appData.flowName)).append( "',");
appDataTok.append("'DueDate' : '").append(appData.dueDate).append("',");
appDataTok.append("'ApprovalState' : '").append(appData.status).append("',");
appDataTok.append("'OriginatorEmpId' : '<%=userData.empId%>',");
appDataTok.append("'Originator' : '<%=userData.name%>',");
appDataTok.append("'EmailText' : '").append(formatString(appData.emailText)).append ("',");
appDataTok.append("'OriginatorComment' : '").append(formatString(appData.comments)).append( "',");
appDataTok.append("'NotificationStateCode' : '").append(appData.notificationCode).append("', ");
appDataTok.append("'Docs' : [");
appDataTok.append("{'DocReference' : '").append(escape(document.getElementById('doc.0') .value)).append("'}");


var urlTable = document.getElementById("docUrls");
for (var i=0; i<urlTable.rows.length; i++) {
if (i!=0)
{
var rowIdSplit = urlTable.rows[i].id.split(".");
var rowId = Number(rowIdSplit[1]);

var docRef = document.getElementById('doc.' +rowId).value; ;

if (docRef.trim() != "") {
added = true;
appDataTok.append(",{'DocReference' : '").append(escape(docRef)).append("'}");
}
}
}
appDataTok.Append("]");
appDataTok.Append("}");


//--------------------------------------------------
attsTok = new StringBuffer();
attsTok.Append("[");
for (var g=0; g<atts.length; g++) {
if (atts[g].originatorReviewerFlag == "R")
continue;
attsTok.Append("{");
attsTok.append("'GroupName' : '").append(atts[g].groupName).append("', 'Fields' : [ ");
for (var f=0; f<atts[g].fields.length; f++) {

attsTok.append("{");
attsTok.append("'FieldName' : '").append(atts[g].fields[f].fieldName).append("',");
var el = document.getElementById(atts[g].fields[f].fieldName);
var curVal;
if (atts[g].fields[f].type == "boolean")
curVal = el.checked;
else if (atts[g].fields[f].type == "date")
{
if (isDate(el.value,2,atts[g].fields[f].fieldName) == false)
{
document.getElementById('status').innerHTML = "";
//alert("The date format " + atts[g].fields[f].fieldName + " should be : yyyy-mm-dd");
setActiveTab(2);
el.focus();
attsTok = "";
return false;
}

curVal =el.value;
}

else curVal = el.value;

if (atts[g].fields[f].type != "number")
{
if (checkSpecialChar(el.value) == true)
{
alert(atts[g].fields[f].fieldName + " contains special characters (',~) which are not allowed");
el.focus();
return false;
}
}

attsTok.append("'CurVal' : '").append(curVal).append("'");
attsTok.append("}");
if (f < (atts[g].fields.length - 1)) attsTok.append(",");
}
attsTok.Append("]"); // end field list
attsTok.Append("}"); // end group object
if (g < (atts.length - 1)) attsTok.append(",");
}
attsTok.Append("]");

//--------------------------------------------------
appSetsTok = new StringBuffer();
var strAppsetSplit;
var asRowID; // appset rowid
var asmTable = document.getElementById('approverSetTable');
appSetsTok.Append("[");
if (appSets) {
for (var s=0; s<asmTable.rows.length; s++) {

strAppsetSplit = asmTable.rows[s].id.split(".");
asRowID = strAppsetSplit[1];

var asTable = document.getElementById('asTable.' + asRowID);
if (asTable.rows.length >0)
{
appSetsTok.append("{");
var el = document.getElementById('asDueDate.' + asRowID);

if (isDate(el.value,3,"") == false)
{
document.getElementById('status').innerHTML = "";
appSetsTok = ""
if (el.disabled != true)
{
el.focus();
}
return false;
}


appSetsTok.append("'RevSetDueDate' : '").append(el.value).append("',");
el = document.getElementById('firstResp.' + asRowID);
appSetsTok.append("'FirstResponseOnlyFlag' : '").append(el.value).append("',");
appSetsTok.append("'ApproverSetNum' : '").append(asRowID).append("',");
appSetsTok.append("'Reviewers' : [");

for (var r=1; r<asTable.rows.length; r++) {
var revNum = asTable.rows[r].cells[5].innerHTML;
var empId = asTable.rows[r].cells[6].innerHTML;
var originatorNotified = asTable.rows[r].cells[7].innerHTML;
if (r > 1) appSetsTok.append(",");
appSetsTok.append("{");
el = document.getElementById('person.' + asRowID + "." + revNum);
appSetsTok.append("'Name' : '").append(el.innerHTML).append("',");
el = document.getElementById('role.' + asRowID + "." + revNum);
appSetsTok.append("'ReviewerRole' : '").append(el.value).append("',");
el = document.getElementById('jobFunction.' + asRowID + "." + revNum);
appSetsTok.append("'JobFunction' : '").append(el.value).append("',");
el = document.getElementById('status.' + asRowID + "." + revNum);
appSetsTok.append("'Status' : '").append(el.innerHTML).append("',");
appSetsTok.append("'EmployeeId' : '").append(empId).append("',");
appSetsTok.append("'OriginatorNotified' : '").append(originatorNotified).append("'");
appSetsTok.append("}");
}
appSetsTok.Append("]}");
if (s < (asmTable.rows.length - 1)) appSetsTok.append(",");
}
}
}
appSetsTok.Append("]");
}