<p>IE7 isn&#8217;t debuggable out-of-the box, but with some free (and not free) extras, you&#8217;ll be up and running in no time.</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Note</b>: IE7 <strong>does not allow trailing commas in JS object literals</strong>, but FF, Safari, and Chrome do. You&#8217;ll know that&#8217;s the problem if you get an &#8220;<span class="caps">XXX</span> is undefined&#8221; error in the debugger.</p> </blockquote> <p>1. <b>Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar</b> (free)</p> <p>You&#8217;ll find this at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en">microsoft.com</a>. It allows you to inspect the <span class="caps">DOM</span>, primarily (think FireBug-lite).</p> <p>2. <b>Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition</b> (free)</p> <p>Also at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd/">microsoft.com</a>, this free download allows you to debug JavaScript. To use it, follow the instructions at <a href="http://www.berniecode.com/blog/2007/03/08/how-to-debug-javascript-with-visual-web-developer-express/">berniecode.com</a>.</p> <p>3. <b>IEWatch</b> (30-day demo)</p> <p>This product allows you to inspect Ajax traffic. Find it <a href="http://www.iewatch.com/">here</a>.</p> 2008-09-11T17:36:30-07:00 55262 ie7-debugging-tips 18944 IE7 Debugging Tips 2008-09-11T17:39:25-07:00 11814