Pass variables on Web 2

[rtshort]

How do you pass a value of a variable from one page to another in ASP or VBScript?? Rob
Just my $.02.

 

[BarkingFrog]

Sending Page:

<a href=&quot;targetpage.asp?item1=value1,item2=value2&quot;></a>

Item being the name of your variable and of course value being the value for that item.

Catch on receiving page:

Dim var1, var2

var1 = Request.Querystring(&quot;item1&quot
var2 = Request.Querystring(&quot;item2&quot

Of course you could also post these values through a form as well.

It all depends on just exactly how you want to do it.

Dave

 

[UKRacer]

Hi Rob

Is the variable from a form?

If it is not, you can simply set a session variable to carry values from one page to another (although I believe cookies must be enabled at the client side).

Use

<%
Session (&quot;session_variable_name&quot = 20
%>

which will assign a value of 20 to the variable &quot;session_variable_name&quot;

Then you can call the variable in any subsequent page by using:

<% Session (&quot;session_variable_name&quot %>

IF, HOWEVER,

the variable is part of a form you call the next page from the submit button (METHOD=&quot;post&quot; ACTION=&quot;nextpagename.asp&quot

You can reference variables collected in the form (including hidden variables) by using:

<% Request.Form (&quot;form_field_name&quot %>

Hope this helps (I remember I had to spend ages working out how to do this, so hopefully this is of use to you!)

Pete

 

[UKRacer]

I posted the above at the same time as Dave -

I didn't think of Request.Querystring - that's neater than using session vars!

Cheers Dave!

Pete

 

[BarkingFrog]

Thanks, Pete!

 

[rtshort]

Thanks to ya both. You are right Pete, I'm pulling my hair out. Rob
Just my $.02.