default variable

[vlitim]

How can you assign a value to a variable as a default. ie if the variable name is not passed to the page it is set to a default value, but if the variable is passed to the page then it stays as the value passed!?

cheers

 

[link9]

Are you talking about form variables???

If so, the default value for any form variable (unless you or the user specify otherwise) is "" -- empty string.

 

[vlitim]

no I have a page with a case statement on it, and as a default I want it to execute step 1. It is ok when I call via a string ie default.asp?step=1, but I want it to default to step 1 if someone types just default.asp!

 

[link9]

if request.queryString("step") = "" then
    step = 1
else
    step = request.queryString("step")
end if

Then, just check your case against step...

hope it helps!
Paul Prewett

 

[vlitim]

excellent thanks for that! Just what I wanted