getting "Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected"

[Wes Jones]

I'm using asp:GridView on a page that uses a Master Page, and I added a template field to grid so that I can pop up a window instead of taking them to a full page. When I click on the link that should call the script to open the popup, I get the error "Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected", & I haven't really seen any good answers online yet. I'm using this, pretty much as given @ this article: Popup window for the GridView[^] (slow traffic there so posting here) If anyone could provide a corretive assessment(ie: HELP!!!), that'd be great! My page source looks a bit like this:

        var popupWindow
        function openPopup(strOpen) {
            popupWindow = window.open(strOpen, 'DaaaaName', 'width=500, height=700, top=100, left=300');
            if (window.focus) popupWindow.focus();            
        }

 
.....
   < Columns >
   ......
   
     < ItemTemplate >
      < a href="javascript:openPage('Ratings.aspx?ID=<%# Eval("ID") %>')">Rate it! 
     < /ItemTemplate>
   < /asp:TemplateField>
   < /Columns>
......
< /asp:GridView>
< /asp:Content>

[SayreCC]

Hi, make sure after you close your popup you will alwys return a value to your page(gridview).

[Wes Jones]

Hello, If you mean I should return true; from my javascript function "openPopup", I've already tried that w/ no effect on the error msg I'm getting about "Object expected" Thanks

[dotnetmember]

hey, I cant find any function openPage() defined in script.that is why, u r getting object expected error. may be u r trying to call openPopup() function. Happy coding.....

[Wes Jones]

well hell, if that's not what it is. I love it when I do that. Thank you sir for your extra pair of eyes, it works as expected now.