Subroutines in an ASP web page 1

innmedia · Jun 13, 2001

I have a long page of code I wish to shorten by implementing subroutines for the repetitive sections. I'm confused where to put the subroutines. It doesn't seem like I would put the subroutines within the same <% ... %> portion of the page. If that were the case how does the page know not to run the subs until the original code calls them. Do they go in the <Head>?

Thanks!

link9 · Jun 13, 2001

You can put them wherever you like. The general convention for functions (or subroutines, or whatever) is to put them at the end of the page, and then call them wherever you like.

It really doesn't matter, though, because when the compiler encounters code encapsulated in
sub -- end sub
it will not execute the code in there until there is a call made to it --

They have to go inside the <%%>'s though, because it's still ASP code.

JohnYingling · Jun 13, 2001

In a sense, the first VBScript encountered is executed as if it started with a SUB MAIN with no parameters. When the next procedure is encountered, it is as if an END SUB were inserted for the MAIN SUB just before it. The DIMs in the "MAIN" procedure however are considered as Module level declarations, available to all procedures.

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innmedia · Jun 13, 2001

Thanks to all that answered. As long as the compiler understands then great!

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