"Render Portlet In I Frame" Option In Internet Explorer 8 Gives JavaScript Error (Doc ID 1148576.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 01, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

Adding a Portlet into a WebCenter Spaces Page and set 'Render Portlet In I Frame' to true it will display fine in Firefox 3.x and Internet Explorer 7, but using Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the following javascript error is shown.

Message: 'ownerNode.nodeName' is null or not an object
Line: 434
Char: 11
Code: 0
URI: http://<HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/webcenter/adfportlet?.

Steps to reproduce:
Using WebClipping Portlet and css file:

• Register Webclipping Provider for Spaces in Enterprise Manage.
• Create a new Page 'New Page'.
• Add the WebClipping Portlet to the Page'
• Clip a page with a stylesheet'
• Edit the page'
• Edit the Portlet and set 'Render Portlet In I Frame' to true'

-> Portlet shows fine in Firefox 3 and IE 7
-> Portlet does not show in IE 8, the javascript error occurs.

Changes

Use Internet Explorer 8 to browse WebCenter Pages.

Cause

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