Can a JavaScript function be called form a link? 1

[amisima]

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a JavaScript function being called from a link?

I have a delete page, the user types in a word to be deleted form the oracle database. The page then displays the record as a link. The user clicks the link and the record is deleted. I want to have an alert "Are you sure you want to delete?" when the user clicks on the link. Has anyone come across this before?

Thanks,

Amisima

 

[mwolf00]

<a href=&quot;somePage.asp&quot; onClick=&quot;return confirm('Are you Sure')&quot;>some link</a>

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[amisima]

How would I add the on click if I have a link like this
<%Response.Write (&quot;<a href=&quot;&quot;CATS_Term_Record_Deleted.asp?ID_no=&quot; & rs(&quot;term_ID&quot & &quot;&quot;&quot;>&quot%>
<td><b>{EN}</b></td>
<td><b><%Response.Write (rs(&quot;title&quot) %></b></td>

thanks,

Amisima

 

[mwolf00]

Your link doesn't make sense. There is not closing </a> tag.

Is this what you mean?

<td><b>
<%Response.Write (&quot;<a href=&quot;&quot;CATS_Term_Record_Deleted.asp?ID_no=&quot; & rs(&quot;term_ID&quot & &quot;&quot;&quot; onClick=&quot;&quot;return confirm('Are you sure?')&quot;&quot;>&quot%>
<%Response.Write (rs(&quot;title&quot) %>
</a>
</b></td>


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[amisima]

Yes that is what I meant. I didn’t have an </a> tag. I forgot to include it.

Thank you for all your help!

I have another question if that is ok.

I have this update page. The user enters in a record to be updated on a form. The page then displays the record to be updated. I am trying to add a error message to check if what the user typed in doesn't match anything in my database. I have an if statement to do the error checking. It works when the user enters in a record that doesn't match one in my database. The if statement fails when the user enters in a record that matches in the database. The error message &quot;that record doesn't exist!!&quot; appears when the records do match, the matching record appears along with the error message. Here is my if statement. Can anyone help?

if trim(ucase(request.form(&quot;frm_title&quot)) <> trim(ucase(rs.fields(&quot;title&quot)) then
response.write(&quot;that record doesn't exist!!&quot
%><br><%
end if

also tryed to
If rs.EOF = True Then
response.write(&quot;that record doesn't exist!!&quot
end if

but nothing worked.

Amisima

 

[mwolf00]

set rs = cn.execute(&quot;select * from myTable where title like '&quot; & uCase(request(&quot;title&quot) & &quot;'&quot;

if rs.eof then
response.write(&quot;that record doesn't exist!!&quot
end if

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[onpnt]

that looks fairly familiar

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[Veep]

I wonder if amisima will buy it this time or ask again.

 

[clarkin]

if you're lost like i was, see thread333-629672 ..

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[vbkris]

and here's another method to call a javscript function in a link. this is just for info sake...
<a href=&quot;javascript:FunctionName()&quot;>Link</a>

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[amisima]

hey veep,

what is &quot;I wonder if amisima will buy it this time or ask again.&quot; supposed to mean?

 

[amisima]

Hi onpnt,

Sorry I was just looking for some different answers to my questions.