passing parameter to #INCLUDE FILE 1

[grnzbra]

I have several ASPs with the following line

<!--#include file="header_allocedit.asp" -->

The header_allocedit.asp page needs to know which page called it. In the header_allocedit.asp page I have the following

<%
dim purpose
purpose = C4
If request.querystring("purp") <> "" Then
purpose = request.querystring("purp")
End if
%>

What do I need in the calling page to make this work? Or does it have to be done differently?

 

[grnzbra]

Figured it out. (Actually it wasn't that quick; I was tearing my hair out most of yesterday on this.

In header_allocedit.asp, i have a table with anchors such as this for column headers.

<a href="edit_allocC4.asp?site=<%= Request.QueryString("site") %>">C4</a>

which call one of the pages with the header file as the #INCLUDE FILE.

By adding the parameter to the anchor, the request.querystring can look back to the origin. I thought it could only look at the page calling it. so the result is

<a href="edit_allocC4.asp?site=<%= Request.QueryString("site") %>&purp=C4">C4</a>.

 

[monksnake]

Technically, an include file literally runs the code that is in the file like it was in the page itself. There is no "call". You can put this in your include file:

<%
Thispage = Request.ServerVariables("script_name")
%>

I tested to make sure it works, it does return the current URL in which the include file is included in.

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[grnzbra]

Thanks. I used yours because mine didn't handle one condition while yours covered all conditions.

 

[monksnake]

Cool, glad it helped.

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