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July 07, 2011 3:57pm
Subscribe [4]#1 / Jul 07, 2011 3:57pm
When I use the file browser it loads the window in list mode. However I only see [object HTMLDivElement] in the file browser window. If I switch to thumbnail view, same thing. I closed it out, went to file settings and saw I needed to sync my file uploads. Did that, went back and saw the same error. This time when I switched to thumbnail view it worked. Switching back to list view then worked. However each time I open the file browser i see the screen shown in the attached screenshot.
#2 / Jul 08, 2011 11:50am
Hi Doug,
Did this happen on a fresh install, or an upgrade?
Also, when did you download this version of ExpressionEngine? A hotfix was released recently that may address the issue, as it seems to be JavaScript related.
Let me know.
Thanks!
#3 / Jul 08, 2011 12:11pm
upgrade. Believe it was 2.1.3 or thereabouts. I didn’t update the last 2.1.x update, went straight to 2.2.1.
#4 / Jul 11, 2011 5:54pm
Hi Doug,
What browser is this with? Does it occur in others?
#5 / Jul 11, 2011 7:05pm
Hi Doug,
What browser is this with? Does it occur in others?
I didn’t see it in Chrome or Firefox, but it is still happening in Safari. All the latest versions and build of OSX.
#6 / Jul 12, 2011 1:28am
Doug, I was having the same problem in Safari, but I also noticed Firefox was showing me files from the wrong upload directory. So I edited the custom field for that channel and changed the “Allowed Directory” setting on the File field. Once I saved that setting, everything seems to be working. The “Allowed Directory” setting is new for the File field type so I’d imagine this setting isn’t updating properly from 2.1.3.
#7 / Jul 12, 2011 1:59am
I found the same solution over at the Pixel and Tonic support forums. Coincidentally, the File fields that weren’t working were inside Matrix fields. I’m not sure if that matters, but I don’t have any File fields that aren’t in Matrix fields to compare.
#8 / Jul 12, 2011 12:32pm
I found the same solution over at the Pixel and Tonic support forums. Coincidentally, the File fields that weren’t working were inside Matrix fields. I’m not sure if that matters, but I don’t have any File fields that aren’t in Matrix fields to compare.
bingo, they are in Matrix fields.
#9 / Jul 13, 2011 5:46pm
Thanks Alex!
Doug, we’ll leave this open for you in case it turns out to be an issue with EE.
#10 / Jul 13, 2011 5:51pm
Thanks Alex!
Doug, we’ll leave this open for you in case it turns out to be an issue with EE.
I just updated all my fields and that seems to have fixed the issue…now, if only I could sort by date….. 😊
#11 / Jul 13, 2011 5:59pm
Glad that was it! Thanks for the update, Doug.