FIX: The Window_Onload Event Fails to Fire When Page Loads (190679)

CAUSE

You will see this behavior when either of the following is true:

The Scripting Object Model is enabled for the page (the body is enclosed within a form).
A DTC is placed before the <BODY> tag.

RESOLUTION

If the Scripting Object Model is enabled or the body is enclosed in a form, use the following workaround:

Change the BODY tag to read <BODY> (remove the language and onload parts of the tag).
Place the contents of your code in a script block designated for the window_onload event.

If a DTC is placed before the <BODY> tag, work around the problem by moving the DTC after the <BODY> tag.

STATUS

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

This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5. For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/

MORE INFORMATION

When creating a script block designated for the Window_Onload event, no function() header is required. The following code would bring up an alert when the page is loaded:

   <script language=javascript for=window event=onload>
   <!--
      alert("Page is loaded.");  // sample line (remove)
      // move your code here
   //-->
   </script>

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Place a DTC before the <BODY> tag on a page. -or-
Enable the Scripting Object Model.