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loading a js file gives this error: "missing ; before statement .. Line 1"

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After "Clearing Recent History" Cache

The Error console shows: Error: missing ; before statement Source File: http://www.dmv-rom.ca/res2/res/js/modaldbox.js Line: 1, Column: 14 Source Code: Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:05:41 GMT

and points to the A in Aug

The file content:

/**

  • Modal Dialog Box
  • copyright 8th July 2006 by Stephen Chapman
  • http://javascript.about.com/
  • permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
  • provided that all of the code in this script (including these
  • comments) is used without any alteration
    • /

function pageWidth() {return window.innerWidth != null? window.innerWidth: document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientWidth ? document.documentElement.clientWidth:document.body != null? document.body.clientWidth:null;}function pageHeight() {return window.innerHeight != null? window.innerHeight: document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight ? document.documentElement.clientHeight:document.body != null? document.body.clientHeight:null;}function posLeft() {return typeof window.pageXOffset != 'undefined' ? window.pageXOffset:document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollLeft? document.documentElement.scrollLeft:document.body.scrollLeft? document.body.scrollLeft:0;}function posTop() {return typeof window.pageYOffset != 'undefined' ? window.pageYOffset:document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop? document.documentElement.scrollTop: document.body.scrollTop?document.body.scrollTop:0;}function $mdbox(x){return document.getElementById(x);}function scrollFix(){var obol=$mdbox('ol');obol.style.top=posTop()+'px';obol.style.left=posLeft()+'px'}function sizeFix(){var obol=$mdbox('ol');obol.style.height=pageHeight()+'px';obol.style.width=pageWidth()+'px';}function kp(e){ky=e?e.which:event.keyCode;if(ky==88||ky==120)hm();return false}function inf(h){tag=document.getElementsByTagName('select');for(i=tag.length-1;i>=0;i--)tag[i].style.visibility=h;tag=document.getElementsByTagName('iframe');for(i=tag.length-1;i>=0;i--)tag[i].style.visibility=h;tag=document.getElementsByTagName('object');for(i=tag.length-1;i>=0;i--)tag[i].style.visibility=h;}function sm(obl, wd, ht){var h='hidden';var b='block';var p='px';var obol=$mdbox('ol'); var obbxd = $mdbox('mbd');obbxd.innerHTML = $mdbox(obl).innerHTML;obol.style.height=pageHeight()+p;obol.style.width=pageWidth()+p;obol.style.top=posTop()+p;obol.style.left=posLeft()+p;obol.style.display=b;var tp=posTop()+((pageHeight()-ht)/2)-12;var lt=posLeft()+((pageWidth()-wd)/2)-12;var obbx=$mdbox('mbox');obbx.style.top=(tp<0?0:tp)+p;obbx.style.left=(lt<0?0:lt)+p;obbx.style.width=wd+p;obbx.style.height=ht+p;inf(h);obbx.style.display=b;return false;}function hm(){var v='visible';var n='none';$mdbox('ol').style.display=n;$mdbox('mbox').style.display=n;inf(v);document.onkeypress=}function initmb(){var ab='absolute';var n='none';var obody=document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];var frag=document.createDocumentFragment();var obol=document.createElement('div');obol.setAttribute('id','ol');obol.style.display=n;obol.style.position=ab;obol.style.top=0;obol.style.left=0;obol.style.zIndex=998;obol.style.width='100%';frag.appendChild(obol);var obbx=document.createElement('div');obbx.setAttribute('id','mbox');obbx.style.display=n;obbx.style.position=ab;obbx.style.zIndex=999;var obl=document.createElement('span');obbx.appendChild(obl);var obbxd=document.createElement('div');obbxd.setAttribute('id','mbd');obl.appendChild(obbxd);frag.insertBefore(obbx,obol.nextSibling);obody.insertBefore(frag,obody.firstChild); window.onscroll = scrollFix; window.onresize = sizeFix;} window.onload = initmb;

So I am confused as Line 1 is a comment

This same load error may occur on any of several javascript files that are loaded. Happens in FF 3.1.18 and 6.0

After "Clearing Recent History" Cache The Error console shows: Error: missing ; before statement Source File: http://www.dmv-rom.ca/res2/res/js/modaldbox.js Line: 1, Column: 14 Source Code: Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:05:41 GMT and points to the A in Aug The file content: /** * Modal Dialog Box * copyright 8th July 2006 by Stephen Chapman * http://javascript.about.com/ * permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted * provided that all of the code in this script (including these * comments) is used without any alteration **/ function pageWidth() {return window.innerWidth != null? window.innerWidth: document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientWidth ? document.documentElement.clientWidth:document.body != null? document.body.clientWidth:null;}function pageHeight() {return window.innerHeight != null? window.innerHeight: document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight ? document.documentElement.clientHeight:document.body != null? document.body.clientHeight:null;}function posLeft() {return typeof window.pageXOffset != 'undefined' ? window.pageXOffset:document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollLeft? document.documentElement.scrollLeft:document.body.scrollLeft? document.body.scrollLeft:0;}function posTop() {return typeof window.pageYOffset != 'undefined' ? window.pageYOffset:document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop? document.documentElement.scrollTop: document.body.scrollTop?document.body.scrollTop:0;}function $mdbox(x){return document.getElementById(x);}function scrollFix(){var obol=$mdbox('ol');obol.style.top=posTop()+'px';obol.style.left=posLeft()+'px'}function sizeFix(){var obol=$mdbox('ol');obol.style.height=pageHeight()+'px';obol.style.width=pageWidth()+'px';}function kp(e){ky=e?e.which:event.keyCode;if(ky==88||ky==120)hm();return false}function inf(h){tag=document.getElementsByTagName('select');for(i=tag.length-1;i>=0;i--)tag[i].style.visibility=h;tag=document.getElementsByTagName('iframe');for(i=tag.length-1;i>=0;i--)tag[i].style.visibility=h;tag=document.getElementsByTagName('object');for(i=tag.length-1;i>=0;i--)tag[i].style.visibility=h;}function sm(obl, wd, ht){var h='hidden';var b='block';var p='px';var obol=$mdbox('ol'); var obbxd = $mdbox('mbd');obbxd.innerHTML = $mdbox(obl).innerHTML;obol.style.height=pageHeight()+p;obol.style.width=pageWidth()+p;obol.style.top=posTop()+p;obol.style.left=posLeft()+p;obol.style.display=b;var tp=posTop()+((pageHeight()-ht)/2)-12;var lt=posLeft()+((pageWidth()-wd)/2)-12;var obbx=$mdbox('mbox');obbx.style.top=(tp<0?0:tp)+p;obbx.style.left=(lt<0?0:lt)+p;obbx.style.width=wd+p;obbx.style.height=ht+p;inf(h);obbx.style.display=b;return false;}function hm(){var v='visible';var n='none';$mdbox('ol').style.display=n;$mdbox('mbox').style.display=n;inf(v);document.onkeypress=''}function initmb(){var ab='absolute';var n='none';var obody=document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];var frag=document.createDocumentFragment();var obol=document.createElement('div');obol.setAttribute('id','ol');obol.style.display=n;obol.style.position=ab;obol.style.top=0;obol.style.left=0;obol.style.zIndex=998;obol.style.width='100%';frag.appendChild(obol);var obbx=document.createElement('div');obbx.setAttribute('id','mbox');obbx.style.display=n;obbx.style.position=ab;obbx.style.zIndex=999;var obl=document.createElement('span');obbx.appendChild(obl);var obbxd=document.createElement('div');obbxd.setAttribute('id','mbd');obl.appendChild(obbxd);frag.insertBefore(obbx,obol.nextSibling);obody.insertBefore(frag,obody.firstChild); window.onscroll = scrollFix; window.onresize = sizeFix;} window.onload = initmb; So I am confused as Line 1 is a comment This same load error may occur on any of several javascript files that are loaded. Happens in FF 3.1.18 and 6.0

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Corrected file header

/**

  • Modal Dialog Box
  • copyright 8th July 2006 by Stephen Chapman
  • http://javascript.about.com/
  • permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
  • provided that all of the code in this script (including these
  • comments) is used without any alteration
    • /