[rt-users] Javascript in Header

[Ruslan Zakirov]

On 10/24/05, Myers, Adam <AMyers at abacus-us.com> wrote:
>
> I am running RT 3.4.4 / Solaris 10 / Oracle 9g / FastCGI / Apache2.
>
> I have a JavaScript calendar popup that I use for selecting dates on the
> interface.  It makes it much easier for users to enter a date instead of
> typing the numbers in.  I put in the Header file
> (./local/html/Elements/Header) the links to the script files located in
> ./local/html/NoAuth and it runs great.  The only problem is when I login to
> RT the first time it authenticates fine, but as soon as I click on any link
> to a new page I am returned to the login page.  When I login again it then
> takes me to the appropriate page, and then all is well the rest of the
> session.
>
> Here are the links:
>
> <!-- calendar  -->
>   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all"
> href="<%$RT::WebPath%>/NoAuth/jscalendar/calendar-system.css"
> title="calendar-system" />
>   <script type="text/javascript"
> src="<%$RT::WebPath%>/NoAuth/jscalendar/calendar.js"></script>
>   <script type="text/javascript"
> src="<%$RT::WebPath%>/NoAuth/jscalendar/calendar-setup.js"></script>
>
> I know that it has to do with the links to NoAuth because I have commented
> them out and it runs great.  I also have this implemented on another
> instance of RT that uses a MySQL backend instead of Oracle and it does not
> have this problem.  Is it because session handling is not stored in the DB
> when using Oracle?  It has nothing to do with the actual jscript since I am
> using other jscripts that do not like the link in Header either.  I could
> paste all the script text into the Header file but that would be a lot of
> text in the HTML source.  I also noticed that RTx-Shredder and other RT
> javascript is put right into the Header Mason component.  Why?
I don't have good reason. My plan was "put it here, but when it would
be large, refactor it and put into .js file."

>
> Any tips or ideas?
> Thanks!
>
>
> Adam Myers
>
>
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Best regards, Ruslan.