Any javascript experts ?

[fluffygrrl]

I have an issue with tracking clicks via google analytics.

Here's the google tracking code :

<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("&#37;3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-xxxxxx-x");
pageTracker._initData();
pageTracker._trackPageview();
</script>

Here's my homegrown effort at tracking clicks to iframes :

<script type="text/javascript">
function trackLC(){  pageTracker._trackPageview('/G3/LC.html');}

var elements;

if(document.getElementsByTagName) {
	elements = document.body.getElementsByTagName("IFRAME");
} else if (document.body.all) {
	elements = document.body.all.tags("IFRAME");
} else {
  elements = array();
}
for(var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
if(elements[i].src.indexOf("xxxblackbook.com") > -1) {
elements[i].onfocus = trackLC;
}
}

Now in theory, this script should call the function whenever it sees the sponsor's domain, and the function should increment the goal hits for google analytics.

It is however not werking. Anyone can spot the bug ? My eyes are crossing already.

[fluffygrrl]

Anybody ?

[StuartD]

Your code looks fine but I don't know enough about google's code to know if that's the proper way to pass along page information to it.

[fluffygrrl]

Well fuck me, I've read the thing 500 times, I still got no clue what's going wrong.

However, this

<a href="url here" onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('track page here');">anchor</a>

Works as expected.

[fluffygrrl]

Bump for this, you never know.

[fluffygrrl]

Final bump.

[Dvae]

I have a feeling this may have something to do with crossframe scripting and security.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...28(VS.85).aspx

Second, what errors are you getting?

Do you have the error console installed? If you do this should give you at least a hint what the problem may be.
The error console is a Firefox addon, don't know about IE.
Firebug is also a good addon.

[fluffygrrl]

There's no javascript errors at all.

In principle, there shouldn't be a xfs issue, seeing how my script does not write anything at all, it merely reads iframed content and then calls a function. Where do you see the issue ?

[Dvae]

Where do you see the issue ?

I would need a more complete example or link where you have it set up to be able to tell.

[fluffygrrl]

Say http://lolcunts.com

[Dvae]

Say http://lolcunts.com

First thing is since you have your script in the body it gets called as it loads. and you have the iframe loading after the script runs.
Try flip-flopping that.
I got a different result when I ran it that way.

This could be put in the head tags then use an onload call in the body tags.
Also you can add some alerts like so:

function trackLC(){
pageTracker._trackPageview('/G3/LC.html');

}

var elements;
if(document.getElementsByTagName) {
	elements = document.body.getElementsByTagName("IFRAME");
alert("if" +elements)
	
}
else if (document.body.all) {
alert("else if")
	elements = document.body.all.tags("IFRAME");
} else {
alert("else")
  elements = array();
}
alert("b4 for")
for(var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
alert("for"+elements[i])
if(elements[i].src.indexOf("xxxblackbook.com") > -1) {
alert("for in if  elements"+elements[i])
elements[i].onfocus = trackLC;
}
}

In this way you can step through it and get some feedback.

Other than that I would need to have a way to know if its working such as the log file (I'm assuming its writing to)