Can anyone help with vbscript?

[dtran]

I have an error that I can't seem to figure out.
Code: <input type=&quot;submit&quot; onClick=&quot;<%=updDept(%>this.form.TransferList<%=)%>&quot; value=&quot;Update&quot; id=&quot;Update&quot; name=&quot;Update&quot;>
Error: expected ')'
Response.Write(updDept()

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[foxbox]

everything betwee <% and %> is considered ASP source.
so you have 2 snippets:

<%=updDept(%>
<%=)%>

asp is complaining about the first piece:
it is expecting updDept()








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Gerard

 

[dtran]

the thing is that I am using server-side vbscript with client side javascript. If I don't include <% %> it won't recgonize it, I think. I am kinda new to vbscript and jscript.

Please be more detailed.

Thanks

 

[link9]

I think your logic is flawed.

Remember this:
Client side code is not compiled until after the server side code has completed. And the server does not know what 'this.form.TransferList' is -- and so it can't use it as a valid identifier to reference your recordset.

So basically, you are asking the server to be aware of something client side -- i.e. trying to reference a server side element based on a client side value. It just won't work.

The only way to get a client side variable back to server side is to reload the page, while posting some sort of form data -- and then reading it back into a server side variable.

You can use server side code to render your client side code, but not the other way around. Check out the FAQ area of this forum for a better explanation -- faq329-603 -- it's sort of confusing until you get it down.

I hope this makes some sense. I'm sort of confusing myself sitting here trying to explain it --