Displaying Data form LINKED text

[JrClown]

Hello all.
I'm displaying data from an access database as a link and would like to know who to make display results for the "Linked" text when clicked.

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[link9]

I usually make it call some javascript function that opens a window and sends along a few parameters in the url so that the subsequent asp page knows what I am looking for and where I came from.

<a href=&quot;javascript:someFunction(<%response.write(dbVariable & &quot;,&quot; & anotherDBVariable)%>)&quot;>

So the resulting link would come out looking like:

<a href=&quot;javascript:someFunction(3,4)&quot;>

Then the function would look more or less like this:

function someFunction(val1, val2){
  urlString = "somePage.asp?value1=" + val1 + "&" + "value2=" + val2;
  window.open(urlString,'newPage');
}

I use that method often because in my line of work, I write report generators that our clients can use to &quot;drill down&quot; deeper and deeper into the data. I provide much of that functionality through just such a technique (usually building up some SQL String with the values).

good luck!
Paul Prewett

 

[JrClown]

Thanks for your input Paul. I'll look into it. QUOTE OF THE DAY
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