Issue with this not calling the Sub in Classic ASP page

[Ambientguitar]

<a href="#" onclick="PrintPdf()" class="d-none d-sm-inline-block btn btn-sm btn-primary shadow-sm"><i class="fas fa-download fa-sm text-white-50"></i> Generate Report</a>

Okay Guys If I run this I am getting zilch, nada, nothing, null!

I have tried using onclick=PrintPdf() - onclick="PrintPdf();" - onclick="call PrintPdf()" All to no avail. I am trying to run a batch file. If I change this to Javascript and click teh button it calls
a Javascript but I need the Vbscript.

<script language="vbscript"> 
        Sub PrintPdf()
        Dim oShell,strPath
        Set oShell = CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")
        strPath1=Server.MapPath("PDFSaveTest.bat")
        oShell.Run strPath1 
        set OShell= (Nothing)
        End Sub
 </script>

 

[dhookom]

I am by no means an expert but a quick google search found this page about executing vbscript.

Duane
Minnesota
Hook'D on Access
MS Access MVP 2001-2016

 

[xwb]

Are you running in IE - VBScript only works in IE: it will not work in Chrome, Firefox, Opera or any other browser.

 

[dhookom]

I thought VBScript in ASP pages ran on the server so the browser doesn't make any difference.

Duane
Minnesota
Hook'D on Access
MS Access MVP 2001-2016

 

[xwb]

It depends on whether the vbscript is in the served page or is actually on the server. From the script posted, it looks like it is the served page. This wouldn't make a lot of sense on a server. Also you can't click a button on a server.

The other thing about it is that the batch file would have to be on the client. Maybe the script does work but it needs the batch file on the client.

Try adding a message box to print out what strPath1 is.

 

[MarkSweetland]

I thought VBScript in ASP pages ran on the server so the browser doesn't make any difference.

Server-side script would be encapsulated with <% %>


Mark

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