Open new page on button click 1

[NerdTop72]

I am having a hard time opening a new page from a button click. I have 2 calendar controls to get 2 dates before i parse a report on another asp page. I display these dates in 2 labels to the user.
when you select the date from the 2 calendar controls and press the button. I set the postbackurl to where i need to go. I have to press it a second time to actually get to that page.

       Me.btn_Report.PostBackUrl = "~/WSCardDateReport.asp?firstdate=" & Me.lbl_Date1.Text & "&lastdate=" & Me.lbl_Date2.Text

Please tell me a better way? I am looking for something obvious in my intelisense to set but I see nothing that is catching my eye.
Thanks,
Jason

 

[jmeckley]

if i follow your logic correctly...
the 1st time it's posting to itself. at which point you change the PostbackUrl. When you click the button a second time it is redirecting to WSCardDateReport.asp.
PosbackUrl is just a string property, it doesn't preform any action.
instead of setting the PostbackUrl, just redirect

string url = string.Format("~/WSCardDateReport.asp?firstdate={0}&lastdate={1}", lbl_Date1.Text, lbl_Date2.Text);
Response.Redirect(url, true);

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[NerdTop72]

Thanks Jason,

How abour changing the target to a new window?

 

[jmeckley]

that need to happen on client and the button click event won't help.

so remove the button click event.
then assign some js to the OnClientClick property of the button. This is just a string property. so you want something like this

<asp:Button id="btn" runat="server" Text="View Report" OnClienClick="javascript:OpenReport();" />
<script>
function OpenReport()
{
   var first = get.date.from.page();
   var last = get.date.from.page();
   var url = "WSCardDateReport.asp?firstdate=" + first + "&lastdate=" + last;
   window.open(url, other options here);
}
<script>

for more help with js either google or forum216

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.