The Script Error

Script errors are all too common when you are visiting various pages on the Internet. A script error is a web page error and has nothing to do with your actions as the computer user or the browser you are using for that matter. A script error is a message that tells you that there is a programming issue on the web page. It is nothing more than an FYI message to let you know that something is going on behind the scenes.

You cannot control script errors from happening unless you are a web programmer. And then you have to have access to the code for that site, if you don’t, you won’t be able to rectify the situation even if you do know how to. Most people who run into script errors are not web programmers. Instead they are just routine web users who probably are not interested in knowing all of the boring details, but would just rather get back to the business of surfing the Internet.

When you come across a script error, it is best to spend your time doing something useful to save yourself the frustration of continuing to get these errors, rather than trying to figure out why they are occurring. Interestingly enough, although script errors can be annoying, they typically don’t prevent you from being able to view the web page you are looking for. The script error just puts a roadblock in the way for a few seconds until you close the error out and then go about your business.

The script error message is really just a way to let the user know that there is something unusual going on. With errors, you are not able to continue doing what you were doing until whatever is causing the error is fixed. This is simply not true with the script error. You can disregard the script error message and move on with viewing the web. As computer errors go, the script error is one of the best ones to run into.

Most browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox are normally programmed to show script errors as they occur. They are also designed to automatically debug websites as users view them. What you can do is control if whether you see script errors or not. If you find that you are getting a great deal of script errors, you can change your settings to eliminate them from popping onto your screen.

If you are using Internet Explorer you can disable the debug feature to eliminate the script error prompts by following the following steps:

• Open Internet Explorer.
• Click on Tools on the toolbar menu.
• Go to Internet Options.
• Choose the Advanced Tab.
• Check the Browsing option.
• Check the box called Disable Script Debugging.
• Click OK.

If you are using Firefox as your browser, you can stop script errors using the following steps:

• Open Firefox
• Type about: config in the address bar.
• In the filter box type the following: dom.max_script_run_time.
• Right click this option and choose modify
• When the box with a number pops up choose a big number like 15 or 20.
• This will adjust the number to reflect a higher number of times a script can run before it issues the script error prompt to your computer screen.

These few short steps should stop you from having to see script error messages on your screen since there is nothing you can do about them anyway. Wouldn’t it be great if all errors were this easy to eliminate?