JavaScript error coming only in IE 8 but no other browser

Question

I am using the following function in my code

function viewTearSheet(creativeId) {
    var url = "/Main?event_key=new_view_test_ad&isAjaxCall=true&fromCreateAdNewDesign=tear&"+"&creativeId=" + creativeId + "&testAdClick=primary";
    day = new Date();
    id = day.getTime();
    window.open(url, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=1000,height=800,left = 320,top = 150');
}

It works for all the browsers except IE8.It give following error message in IE8

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0;
.NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
Timestamp: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 07:06:38 UTC

Message: Invalid argument.
Line: 497
Char: 5
Code: 0
URI: https://test.juhu.abc.com/chakra/campaign/view.js?z=166

How can I resolve this..Thanks in advance..

what is there in line 497..in ur code? – Rinku Feb 06 '13 at 09:13 — Rinku, Feb 06 '13 at 09:13
Line 497 is the one with `window.open` I need to guess? – Bergi Feb 06 '13 at 09:14 — Bergi, Feb 06 '13 at 09:14

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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The string '" + id + "' is no valid window name - spaces and plus signs are not allowed, I and strongly doubt quotes are. See also ie8 var w= window.open() - "Message: Invalid argument.", window.open throws invalid argument in IE7-8-9b and window.open invalid argument error

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Feb 06 '13 at 09:18

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yes. change this `(url, '" + id + "', 'tool...` to that `(url, 'win' + creativeId, 'tool...` – Feb 06 '13 at 09:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '13 at 09:18

Could be a red herring but in your code here you have multiple & symbols and an un needed + any reason for this try removing it as it couldbe the issue.

Instead off this

 var url = "/Main?event_key=new_view_test_ad&isAjaxCall=true&fromCreateAdNewDesign=tear&"+"&creativeId=" + creativeId + "&testAdClick=primary";

Ty this

var url = "/Main?event_key=new_view_test_ad&isAjaxCall=true&fromCreateAdNewDesign=tear&creativeId=" + creativeId + "&testAdClick=primary";

Also only normal charachters are allowed in window name so if your date is formated with - etc this will also break in ie 8, try replacing id with a normal string and see if the issue still happens. if so then that's your problem.

See Bergi's answer for more info

JavaScript error coming only in IE 8 but no other browser

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