inserting random number into script call 1

[cheapeats]

Hi,

I'm attempting to setup a bit of javascript to randomly display one of a set of websurveyor's polls I have configured.

The issue I'm having is that I don't know how to get the random number into the invocation of the script.

Here's what I mean, the normal way to display a single websurveyor poll say poll_id = 7448 is:
<script type="text/javascript" src="

http://desktop.websurveyor.net/wspoll.aspx?wsp_pollid=7448"

language="javascript"></script>

I would like to substitute 7448 with a number randomly selected from the set of poll_ids I have created.

I know how to get that number, I just don't know how to insert it into the "<script..." statement, or of any other way to invoke the src file.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Perhaps you could tell us more about your random number. If generated server-side, you could simply insert it into your markup. If client-side, that's a different matter.

So, as you can see, we'd need to know more to give you an accurate answer.

Dan



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[cheapeats]

No problem...

I am generating the number client-side. The server-side is

http://www.websurveyor.com

- a company that hosts surveys and polls.

I've asked them to help me, but their core business is surveying, so while they offer excellent poll-hosting they don't offer a way to deliver them randomly. (which is why I'm attempting a DIY solution.)

I'm also inserting this into a Typepad blog (

http://www.cetoblog.com)

so I have limited (aka no) control over the "head" area of the code. So I'm looking for a self contained snippet of code to do this.

So far I have

--- Random poll_id from valid set --

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
survey= new Array(5);
survey[0] = "3608";
survey[1] = "3629";
survey[2] = "3817";
survey[3] = "5447";
survey[4] = "7448";
index = Math.floor(Math.random() * survey.length);
</SCRIPT>
---

But I don't know how to get survey[index] to replace 3608 in this line... or any equivalent way of doing it.

----
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="

http://desktop.websurveyor.net/wspoll.aspx?wsp_pollid=3608">

</script>
-----

 

[vvlad]

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
   survey= new Array(5);
   survey[0] = "3608";
   survey[1] = "3629";
   survey[2] = "3817";
   survey[3] = "5447";
   survey[4] = "7448";
index = Math.floor(Math.random() * survey.length);
document.write("<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript' src='[URL unfurl="true"]http://desktop.websurveyor.net/wspoll.aspx?wsp_pollid="[/URL] + survey[index] + "'><\/script>");
</SCRIPT>

vlad

 

[Diancecht]

I have a doubt about this.

Wouldn't the script be included when the page loads? If so, the further changes wouldn't be reflected.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[cheapeats]

Hi,

vlad solutions works perfectly.

thanks everyone!