Including variable values inline with HTML output

[TheDust]

I have a string variable "clientID", with the value of 18 (for example).

I'm trying to include the variable in the .aspx page by including it as such...

<a href=&quot;addContact.aspx?clientID=<%=clientID%>&quot;>

This of course, doesn't work... I know I can do this by assigning the client ID to a literal control, but I'd rather not have so many literal controls scattered all over my .aspx page... does anyone know exactly what I'm doing wrong here?

 

[link9]

why have a literal control?

Just use an <asp:HyperLink>, and set the value that way:

lnkMyLink.NavigateURL = &quot;addContact.aspx?clientID=&quot; + clientID;

The answer to getting answered -- faq855-2992