Subj : Loading code into runtime; and error reporting issues
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : "Alan Kemp" <alan@alankemp.com>
Date : Wed Feb 04 2004 05:56 pm

Hi,

I am currently embedding spidermonkey into my app, which has been a lot less
painfull than I was expecting.  However there are a couple of points I would
appreciate if someone could clarify.

First, what it the correct method to load a file from disk containing a
bunch of functions so that those functions are then available for other
scripts or c-code to call?  At the moment I am JS_EvaluateScript(..)'ing the
code and the runtime (the context?) "remembers" them for later use.  I
thought that JS_CompileScript(..) would have the same effect, but doing that
instead results in undefined function names when I try to call them.

Secondly, when an attempt to call an undefined function is made I have an
error reporter setup to grab the error and handle it.  However, there seems
to be no way of telling when function name was called from the error
reporter?  I would like to provide a more meaningful output than the default
"undefined is not a function".  Is that information available at this stage?

Thanks in advance,

Alan

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