Session <SCRIPT>

[NevG]

Hi gang

Can somebody please tel me how I can change the contents of a Session variable inside the <SCRIPT></SCRIPT> tags.

I can do it inside the <% %> tags but I want to be able to do so in the other tags.

I have tried Session(&quot;Variable&quot = &quot;&quot; but no luck . Please help

Nev

 

[khorjak]

A Session variable is a server side variable. You cannot directly change it from the client side.

What you can do is assign the value to a client side variable:

<script>
var thisvar = <%= Session(&quot;Variable&quot;) %>
...
</script>

Now, you can manipulate

thisvar

. If you need the new value replaced in the original Session variable, then just pass it back to the next server side script using a hidden field or a querystring.

Session("Variable") = Request.QueryString("thisvar")

HTH

Choo Khor
choo.khor@intelebill.com

 

[palbano]

Dear Nev,

If you are trying to use server side script tags...

<script language=javascript runat=server>
function setMySessionVar( strVal){
Session(&quot;MyVar&quot = strVal;
}
</script>

Note the use of the function. Server code inside of <script> tags does not execute inline, that's what the <%%> tags do. So you must declare functions and call them to execute the code. So you still need to do this somewhere in the page

<%
setMySessionVar(&quot;Hello world&quot
... more code etc
%>

Hope this helps
-pete

 

[nj5j]

From the client side in JavaScript you have to submit a form that executes the server side session variable changes.
I just did this in an intranet application. I had two frames. From the top frame the user selected some options and that, on the client side, generated the submission of a from IN THE OTHER FRAME which reset the session variables. The user still retained control in the upper frame!