How to call a function from another ASP page?

[jsteph]

Hi all,
Without using the <#Include> tag, is there a way to call a function in one asp page from another?

Using the Include is problematic for me because these functions may also be called 'standalone'--ie. if I use this asp page as a source for an iFrame. Yet I don't want to have to duplicate coding so I want to call some of these functions from other pages.

But when I have DIM statements in one page if it's <include>ed in another I get the "Name Redefined" error because I'm pretty standardized about variable naming so this would be expected. I'm just wondering if there's another way around it. Also I get error on the Option Explicit statement used twice.
Thanks for any help,
--Jim

 

[gbaughma]

Sounds like a job for modular / object programming.

Other than an #include, I couldn't think of a way to do that....



Just my 2¢

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--Greg

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[jsteph]

Gbaughma,
Thanks...i was afraid of that...I know that's the right way to do it but I've got to get this out the door today. I'm going to just copy the code, until I get time (likely never) to change it,
--Jim

 

[kaht]

jsteph, I don't use VB when coding ASP (as I assume you do - most ppl do), so the best I can offer is a JScript example. However, I'm sure it's just as easily done in VB.

You can include a script file in your ASP page (server side) by using the runat="server" attribute in the script tag:

<%@ LANGUAGE="JavaScript" %>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="test.js" [!]runat="server"[/!]></script>

<%

[gray][i]//A function defined in the script file:[/i][/gray]
a();

%>

function a() {
   Response.Write("blah");
}

-kaht

http://www.lessthandot.com