xxx · August 10, 2009 02:26
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
 ****** index.html

 <html>
    <head>
    </head>
    <body>
        <script>
            var dude = new Worker('my_worker.js');
            dude.onmessage = function(e) {
                alert(e.data);
            };
            dude.postMessage('fire');
        </script>
    </body>
 </html>


 ****** my_worker.js

 makeRequest = function() {
    var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
    
    req.open('GET', 'http://www.google.com/');
        
    req.onreadystatechange = function (e) {
      if (req.readyState == 4) {
         postMessage("received status: "+req.status);
      }
    };

    req.send(null);
 };

 onmessage = function(e) {
    makeRequest();
 };


 ****** the error

 uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x805e000a [nsIXMLHttpRequest.open]" nsresult: "0x805e000a (<unknown>)" location: "JS frame :: file:///usr/home/pope/hx/my_worker.js :: anonymous :: line 4" data: no]
	****** index.html

	<html>
	<head>
	</head>
	<body>
	<script>
	var dude = new Worker('my_worker.js');
	dude.onmessage = function(e) {
	alert(e.data);
	};
	dude.postMessage('fire');
	</script>
	</body>
	</html>


	****** my_worker.js

	makeRequest = function() {
	var req = new XMLHttpRequest();

	req.open('GET', 'http://www.google.com/');

	req.onreadystatechange = function (e) {
	if (req.readyState == 4) {
	postMessage("received status: "+req.status);
	}
	};

	req.send(null);
	};

	onmessage = function(e) {
	makeRequest();
	};


	****** the error

	uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x805e000a [nsIXMLHttpRequest.open]" nsresult: "0x805e000a (<unknown>)" location: "JS frame :: file:///usr/home/pope/hx/my_worker.js :: anonymous :: line 4" data: no]