# Calling a javascript from controller

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-javascript-from-controller/180342>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 17, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-javascript-from-controller/180342 "2009-12-17T23:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![mayur\_sk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mayur\_sk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mayur_sk)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-javascript-from-controller/180342/1 "2009-12-17T23:34:52Z")

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i am calling a javascript controller like page.call “function\_name”,  
“args1” this works fine in Firefox but not in IE 8 . thanks for your  
help

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**Author:** ![mayur\_sk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mayur\_sk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mayur_sk)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-javascript-from-controller/180342/2 "2009-12-17T23:36:42Z")

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Mayur S. wrote:

> i am calling a javascript controller like page.call “function\_name”,  
> “args1” this works fine in Firefox but not in IE 8 . thanks for your  
> help

i even put the alert message in javascript i get it in firefox but not  
in IE