Datepicker error with IE9 and swf object tag

[deopard]

Hi I a using a datepicker and swfupload component.

Don't know if I should it right it in jquery core ticket. So this is when the bug happens

1. Open the datepicker
2. Click on the swfUplad's upload button (Which is an object tag with several param tags inside which looks like this.)

<object id="SWFUpload_0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/Content/swfupload.swf?preventswfcaching=1341379483354" width="109" height="22" class="swfupload"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="movie" value="/Content/swfupload.swf?preventswfcaching=1341379483354"> <param name="quality" value="high"><param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> .... others </object>

An exception "Missing instance data for this datepicker" occurs when I click on the object. It doesn't happen in ff, chrome, ie 7 and ie 8. When I debug the source, it looks like the errors happen when it tries to return the data value binded to the object by using $.data.

[Scott González]

Can you please provide a reduced test case showing the problem?

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[Scott González]

#8993 is a duplicate of this ticket.

[richalger]

We are also experiencing this bug using jquery-1.8.3.min.js jquery-ui-1.9.2.custom.min.js jquery.uploadify-3.1.min.js

[tj.vantoll]

Replying to richalger:

We are also experiencing this bug using jquery-1.8.3.min.js jquery-ui-1.9.2.custom.min.js jquery.uploadify-3.1.min.js

Please provide a reduced test case if you'd like us to look into this. You can use this to get started ​http://jsfiddle.net/tj_vantoll/tRdpr/.

[wmwong]

I have created a simplified test case in JSFiddle to replicate this problem in IE9. ​http://jsfiddle.net/Hpkuw/

To replicate:

1. Load the JSFiddle
2. Click on SELECT FILES
3. Note that a file browser shows up
4. Click Cancel
5. Click on the datepicker
6. Click off of the datepicker
7. Click on SELECT FILES again

Expected: The file browser shows up

Actual: The file browser does not show up and instead, the console shows the following error: "SCRIPT5022: Missing instance data for this datepicker".

Note that the duplicate ticket #8993 may have already provided an answer as to why this is happening.

[tj.vantoll]

Replying to wmwong:

I have created a simplified test case in JSFiddle to replicate this problem in IE9. ​http://jsfiddle.net/Hpkuw/

To replicate:

1. Load the JSFiddle
2. Click on SELECT FILES
3. Note that a file browser shows up
4. Click Cancel
5. Click on the datepicker
6. Click off of the datepicker
7. Click on SELECT FILES again

Expected: The file browser shows up

Actual: The file browser does not show up and instead, the console shows the following error: "SCRIPT5022: Missing instance data for this datepicker".

Note that the duplicate ticket #8993 may have already provided an answer as to why this is happening.

I'm trying to recreate this, but when I click on "Browse" on that fiddle in IE9 nothing happens. The script works fine in Chrome.

[wmwong]

Do you see Browse or SELECT FILES?

When you say nothing happens, are you referring to step 2 or step 7?

Are you seeing anything in the console log?

If it helps, I'm using Browser Mode IE9 and Document Mode IE9 standards, version 9.0.8112.16421 on a Windows 7 machine.

[tj.vantoll]

Replying to wmwong:

Do you see Browse or SELECT FILES?

When you say nothing happens, are you referring to step 2 or step 7?

Are you seeing anything in the console log?

If it helps, I'm using Browser Mode IE9 and Document Mode IE9 standards, version 9.0.8112.16421 on a Windows 7 machine.

Ok I see it now. Thanks for clarifying. To look into this we'd need an example that doesn't use an external plugin, because I'm not sure what would delete the datepicker's data, but the external plugin seems like the most likely culprit. Regardless, this won't be a problem in the rewrite (which is in progress now), so we're unlikely to do anything about this until then. If this is adversely affecting you I'd use some sort of monkey patch technique like the one from #8993.