415760 - Vague error in console and responseXML null when file:///C:/cs.html accesses remote URL http://localhost/test.xml

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Kurien Mathew]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9b2) Gecko/2007121120 Firefox/3.0b2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9b2) Gecko/2007121120 Firefox/3.0b2

Vague error in console and responseXML null when file:///C:/cs.html access remote URL

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Copy cs.html to local file system and open in Firefox 3 Beta 2
2. Copy test.xml to root of HTTP server on localhost.
3. Error console shows error in XML originating from remote URL and responseXML null

Actual Results:  
Error console shows error in XML originating from remote URL and responseXML null

Expected Results:  
No errors in console and page is displays "My Name is: John Resig"

Comment 1

[Kurien Mathew]

Attachment: test files

Comment 2

[Kurien Mathew]

Attachment: Error screen capture

Comment 3

[Neil Deakin]

Actually, it should fail as file urls cannot access remote urls without extra privileges. (It should work if enablePrivilege is called)

However, I agree that the error is confusing and should be fixed up.

Comment 4

[Sylvain Pasche]

Things seem to have improved since beta 2. If you add a call to    netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalBrowserRead"); in the script, there is no error any more on trunk of today.

Comment 5

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Does this happen in firefox 3.6.6 or later in a fresh profile?

Comment 6

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.8 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.