Passing variables...

[YodaMan81]

I am trying to pass a variable called into another variable called ID from one page to the next.
The variable is called "Acct"

So basically what I want is to use the following code and make it work:

<A HREF="newpage.asp?ID=Acct">

The thing is that the variable Acct has a number associated with it and I need that number to become the ID not the word "ACCT"

thanks for any and all help

 

[manarth]

what language?? (php/asp/jsp) The method is extremely dependant on context and language. Some more info will allow us to give you a better answer.

You'll need to use SERVER SIDE programming to do this. It can be done on the client side - but only in some browsers. hence bad.

One (php) example:

<A HREF="newpage.asp?ID=<?php echo($Acct); ?>">

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[YodaMan81]

The page is an .asp page

thanks

 

[YNOTU]

In ASP

<A HREF="newpage.asp?ID=" & recordset("ID")>

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[YodaMan81]

You know I am not even sure if they are suppose to be .asp pages. I am sorry but I am really not very good at this at all.

How would this be using JavaScript?

Thanks a lot for all your help.

 

[manarth]

DON'T USE JAVASCRIPT!!

I cannot say it loudly enough: DO NOT USE JAVASCRIPT!

client side technologies cannot be consistently relied upon. For the effort required to integrate an asp/psp/jsp/cfm page, anything requiring a variable in this way should be using a dynamic server backend.

YodaMan81 - if you tell what you're trying to achieve, tell us about the app, or tell us about the technology, we can make suggestions that should help.

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[Chacalinc]

jejeje.. manarth, use:

<scream>DO NOT USE JAVASCRIPT!!!</scream>

looks good, isn't it? jejeje

YodaMan: that kind of values can be passed ONLY with server-side scripting, not user-side. In order to get that you can use asp, php, jsp, cfm, etc. but not javascript.