0x800a138f - Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected in IE

[MihaMarkic]

Hi guys,

I am getting this error in IE9.
Unhandled exception at line 23, column 3 in http://.../bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js

0x800a138f - Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected

It happens in bootstrap-transition.js v2.1.0 within !function ($)

It works in Firefox 14 fine.

[bithooked]

I'm getting the exact same error in IE 8.

[bithooked]

It took me some digging, but I figured out what is going on here. This isn't a bug in bootstrap, per se. This is a documentation bug. The Getting Started section shows the following templates:

http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/getting-started.html#html-template

Note that the templates do not include a script link to jQuery. But jQuery is a required dependency. Without it, the bug above shows up. Unfortunately, using the Getting Started guide is not a good way to get started.

[MihaMarkic]

Indeed. :-) Good catch. I'll leave this thread open until somebody fixes the docs.

[fat]

Hey @MihaMarkic,

Thanks for opening this issue! Unfortunately, it looks like it fails to pass the criteria neccessary for submitting to bootstrap. The following things are currently failing:

• should include a jsfiddle/jsbin illustrating the problem if tagged with js but not a feature

For a full list of issue filing guidelines, please refer to the bootstrap issue filing guidelines.

thanks!