VBScript object required

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Option Explicit 
Dim output, ProxyEnable, ProxyServer, wshShell, doc

Sub Window_onLoad
    loadProxySettings()
End Sub 

Set wshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
ProxyEnable = wshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable")
ProxyServer = wshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer")

Function loadProxySettings()
    If ProxyEnable = 1 Then
        proxyStatus.className = "enabled"
        proxyStatus.innerHTML = "Proxy aktiv"

        toggleProxyButton.value = "Proxy deaktivieren"

        proxyServer.value = ProxyServer
    Else
        proxyStatus.className = "disabled"
        proxyStatus.innerHTML = "Proxy deaktiviert"

        toggleProxyButton.value = "Proxy aktivieren"

        proxyServer.value = ProxyServer
    End If 
End Function

Just can't find the problem why this is giving me the error:

Object required "ProxyStatus"

(and yes I have a span element with the id of proxyStatus)

`Set doc = document` seems to be setting `doc` equal to something which is uninitialized. — John Coleman, Feb 25 '16 at 22:21
hmm tried it too, but still the same.. thats why i am so irritated..hmm thanks tho — Steve, Feb 25 '16 at 22:23
The variable `document` is still not initialized in your code. Where do you expect its content to come from? Is this perhaps used in an ASP or HTA? — Ansgar Wiechers, Feb 25 '16 at 22:29
@Steve Would have been useful to mention that in the question, save people second guessing. — user692942, Feb 25 '16 at 22:42
@Lankymart .. sry for that .. pretty late and forgot about it — Steve, Feb 25 '16 at 22:43
Go back to using `ProxyStatus = document.getElementById("proxyStatus")` just without the `Set` on front you are not instantiating an object just referencing an existing one in the DOM. — user692942, Feb 25 '16 at 22:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:30

Go back to this code

Set ProxyStatus = document.getElementById("proxyStatus")
Set ToggleProxyButton = document.getElementById("toggleProxy")
Set ProxyServerInput = document.getElementById("proxyServer")

The only mistake here as long as the HTML is correctly formed is the use of Set when you are just referencing existing objects in the DOM. Try removing the Set from these lines like this;

ProxyStatus = document.getElementById("proxyStatus")
ToggleProxyButton = document.getElementById("toggleProxy")
ProxyServerInput = document.getElementById("proxyServer")

Ansgar Wiechers · Answer 2 · 2016-02-25T22:54:25.920

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In HTAs you can use the ID of ID'd elements like variables, i.e. if you have an element like this:

<p>foo <span id="proxyStatus">something</span> bar</p>

you should be able to use it in your code like this without having to do anything first:

MsgBox proxyStatus.innerText

edited Feb 25 '16 at 22:54

answered Feb 25 '16 at 22:42

Ansgar Wiechers

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thanks for that.. i know but it doesn't work either .. still the same, it seems that the getElementById doesn't find the element in the DOM.. – Steve Feb 25 '16 at 22:45
@steve If it's not finding the DOM elements it may not see the HTML as a valid structure, try validating the HTML. – user692942 Feb 25 '16 at 22:47
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Did you remove the `getElementById()` statements, so they don't mess up existing variables? Does your HTML contain frames or iframes? – Ansgar Wiechers Feb 25 '16 at 22:47

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