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BUG: Document.Frames Collection Does Not Support For Each Syntax

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This article was previously published under Q191184

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Symptoms

When you try to enumerate through the Frames collection from Document object using VBScript's "For Each" syntax, you get the following error message:
Error: Object doesn't support this property or method

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Cause

The Document.Frames collection does not support the functionality required for the "For Each" syntax.

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Resolution

Use a regular FOR loop to enumerate through the Document.Frames collection. For example, if you had the following code: 
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBSCRIPT>
Sub Window_OnLoad()
Dim f
For Each f In Document.Frames
MsgBox f.location.href
Next
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
You can change this code to use the regular for loop syntax as follows: 
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBSCRIPT>
Sub Window_OnLoad()
Dim i
For i = 0 to document.frames.length - 1
MsgBox frames(i).location.href
Next
End Sub
</SCRIPT>

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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More information

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Save the following HTML as Frames.htm in a folder:
    <HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBSCRIPT>
Sub Window_OnLoad()
Dim f
For Each f In Document.Frames
MsgBox f.location.href
Next
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<FRAMESET rows="50%,*">
<FRAME SRC="frame1.htm"></FRAME>
<FRAME SRC="frame2.htm"></FRAME>
</FRAMESET>
</HTML>
  2. Save the following HTML as Frame1.htm:
    <HTML>
  <HEAD>
  </HEAD>
  <BODY>
     FRAME 1
  </BODY>
</HTML>
  3. Save the following HTML as Frame2.htm:
    <HTML>
  <HEAD>
  </HEAD>
  <BODY>
     FRAME 2
  </BODY>
</HTML>
  4. Navigate to Frames.htm.
You will see the above mentioned error message.

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Keywords: kbbug, kbhtml, kbieobj, kbpending, kbscript, KB191184

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Article Info
Article ID : 191184
Revision : 2
Created on : 5/12/2003
Published on : 5/12/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 465