sending an alert during server side validation

blexman · Dec 6, 2002

I am checking if a number exists in the database on the server side using ASP. If that number is not found I would like to send a messge to the screen via an alert (or document.write). then I would like the original screen back with the invalid field highlighted..I tried this but when the alert pops up the screen is white...the form is gone until i clear the alert.
...
....
If objRS.EOF Then
objRS.Close
Set objRS = Nothing
Set objCommand = Nothing
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

</script>

thanks
hanton

cheyney · Dec 6, 2002

Stick your <script> tags below all your pagecode.

.
.
.
page here
.
.
</body>
<script>
...
</script>
</html>

blexman · Dec 6, 2002

do not quite get what you mean but I changed my code as follows and it did not work :

<HTML>
<HEAD></head>
<body>

...
....
If objRS.EOF Then
objRS.Close
Set objRS = Nothing
Set objCommand = Nothing
DO I NEED TO CALL THE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION FROM HERE ???
end if
...
...
</body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

</script>
</html>

thanks
hanton

blexman · Dec 6, 2002

..sorry ignore my previous post until I fix the typos!!

blexman · Dec 6, 2002

Ok typos fixed.....

do not quite get what you mean but I changed my code as follows and it did not work :

<HTML>
<HEAD></head>
<body>

...
....
If objRS.EOF Then
objRS.Close
Set objRS = Nothing
Set objCommand = Nothing
DO I NEED TO CALL THE JAVASCRIPT FUNCTION FROM HERE ???
end if
...
...
</body>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

</script>
</html>

thanks
hanton

cheyney · Dec 6, 2002

well, if you need to use your objRS in your code, but don't want to call the javascript until the whole page is loaded, do something like this:

<HTML>
<HEAD></head>
<body>

...
....
<%
If objRS.EOF Then
objRS.Close
Set objRS = Nothing
Set objCommand = Nothing
boolBadInput = true
end if
%.
...
...
</body>
<% if boolBadInput then %>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

</script>
<% end if %>
</html>

This will print out the javascript code at the end of your code if the rsObj is EOF. The javascript will execute after your page is loaded because it is printed at the end.

Note that the javascript isn't in a function, its just straight lines of code. So you don't need to call it, it will get executed as its parsed by the browser.

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