Outdated versions of jqPlot do not work with jQuery 1.9
Update the version of jqPlot you’re using, or use an earlier version of jQuery:
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
Alternatively, include jQuery migrate: https://github.com/jquery/jquery-migrate/
It is important to remember that the jQuery version 2 no longer supports older versions of IE.
In addition, to support EI lower than 9, you also need the conditional code below (you said you already included this, but you are here for completeness):
<!--[if lt IE 9]><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="excanvas.js"></script><![endif]-->
Source: http://www.jqplot.com/docs/files/usage-txt.html
I am using Jquery 1.9.1
– Eduardo Nobre
OK. I searched further; please see the updated response.
– J. Bruni
Thanks for the answer, using jquery 1.8 now works in IE 8.
– Eduardo Nobre