Classic ASP and code behind

[woter324]

Hi,

I've written an HTA application for creating users in Active Directory that consists of .HTA, .HTM and .VBS files.

The next step for me is to make it a web based application. As 99% of the code is written in VBScript and saved in seperate files, the logical step is to use classic ASP. I am a newby to ASP and would like to know if it is possible to reference my vbs files from asp files?

If it is, I wonder if someone could be kind enough to provide a code snippit or example of how one might achieve this. I've looked at lots of classic ASP example, but they all seem to have inline code.

I've tried using:

<SCRIPT src="bin\test.vbs" language="VBScript"></script>

In my existing code, to call a function from a button, I'd use:

<input type="button" class="BTNPrintGP" id="BTNPrintGP"  tabIndex=19 onClick="doCmd('openPGPage')" value="Printer Groups..." />

So in the asp page, would I have to put the onClick event in asp tags? e.g.

<input type="button" class="BTNPrintGP" id="BTNPrintGP"  tabIndex=19 onClick="[b]<%[/b]doCmd('openPGPage')[b]%>[/b]" value="Printer Groups..." />

I'm all confused.com!!

If anyone can provide some help, I'd be very greatful.

Many thanks

Tex

 

[foxbox]

mmmmm, you realize that VBscript only works in IE?

Try this:

<input type="button"  onClick="vbscript:doCmd('openPGPage')" value="Printer Groups..." />

(presuming doCmd is one of your vbscript functions)

 

[vicvirk]

as fox said, vbScript only works in IE...that being said:

doCmd can be either a "function" or "sub"

<script language="vbscript">
function doCmd(strInput)
	msgBox(strInput)
end function
</script>

<input type="button" onclick="doCmd('my text')" value="go" />

or you can give your "button" a name and use the native "onclick" vbscript for elements like this:

<script language="vbscript">
sub [b][COLOR=red]doCmd_onclick[/color][/b]
	msgBox("hello")
end sub
</script>

<input [b][COLOR=red]name="doCmd"[/color][/b] type="button" value="go" />

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[woter324]

Thanks guys. On the train at the moment. I'll give 'em a go when I get home. Yes I know vbscript only works with IE, however, thanks to one inhouse application, we only support IE 6 so no problem there (yet).

Vicvirk, can the vb code be put into a seperate vbs file? It looks like it may be in an asp file with the html code in your example?

Yes docmd is a function in a vbs file.


Thanks again.

 

[vicvirk]

Vicvirk, can the vb code be put into a seperate vbs file?

yes...

<script language="vbscript" src="myFile.vbs"></script>

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[xwb]

If you're working with ASP, you need to get it clear as to what happens on the server and what is sent to the client/browser.

Stuff inside the <% %> is processed by the server. The resultant string is sent to the client. A function call inside the <% %> will call the function from the server side and place the result in the "". It will not get activated by the client when the user clicks on the button.