Well, as a lot of you may know it, you can put your own JavaScript code in the forms or fields events (OnChange, OnLoad & OnSave events).
But, did you know that you could debug your JS code just by using IE8 and the Developer Tools?
These tools are available by hitting the F12 button when you are browsing a web page, and they offer the following functionalities:
- debug HTML & CSS
- debug scripts
- inspect HTML elements & CSS properties
- etc.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd565622(v=VS.85).aspx
Recently, I was trying to figure out why one of my SOAP request wasn’t working properly (it was working but…was not totally working Image may be NSFW.
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To be able to debug your JS code, you have to follow these steps:
- Enable script debugging in the IE8 options
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- On the form you want to debug, hit the F12 key to enable the Developer Toolbar, and navigate to the Script tab
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Clik here to view. - Hit the Start Debugging button and select the line where you want to start debugging (a red dot will appear and the selected line will be highlighted in red) to place a breakpoint
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Clik here to view. - Do whatever you want to do on your CRM form (in my case, I want to retrieve the contact information from a lookup field), and if the breakpoint is reached, your action will be in “pause” (meaning: every time you will “step” in your code [by hitting the F10 key], the lines will be highlighted in yellow)
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Clik here to view. - If an error is found, you’ll end up in a catch where the error will be displayed
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In my case, the error was not coming from the OSOC_CONCERNINGID field which was correctly set, but from the ADDRESS1_CITY field which was null on the contact form!
As you can see, it is always good to test your JS code before going to production because the error messages are not so easy to understand, and it is sometimes very hard to pinpoint the line that is causing a mayhem Image may be NSFW.
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