value not being passed

[frogggg]

I have a page with a listbox. The user selects a value and the next page opens with more information about the selected value. This is my code:
<%
dim varlocation
varlocation = lstLocation.getText()
%>

<!--search button to pass value of variable-->
<a href=&quot;displayJobs.asp?Location=<%=varlocation%>&quot;>Search</a>

This is the error I'm getting:
Data type mismatch in criteria expression.

Also, in the URL, Location= the first value of the listbox instead of the selected one.

What am I doing wrong?
I would appreciate any help.

 

[MNClimber]

Unless you have me confused again...very possible, especially today, on the second page...assuming the list box is in a form, you can just to request.form(&quot;lstLocation&quot and it should get the value of the selected item I believe.

As for why the value that your current code is always the first entry in the list box...I dunno really. Is lstLocation.getText() correct or should it be lstLocation.value??

Hmmm...maybe I just don't know and should shut up and quit replying when I don't know. |-I Sorry for making you read my rambling here, hope someone else knows what's going on. Maybe I should just start my weekend now, it's be a lot easier!!

Mike

 

[frogggg]

Mike,
This time it's my fault - I didn't tell you that the listbox is a dtc, and the

varlocation=lstlocation.getText()

is on the same page, because it can't go on a form as you should know from the last post you answered.

btw, getText and getValue are the same unless there is a bound column with an ID as the bound column.

 

[mrustad]

You may want to use a session variable...

Session(&quot;varlocation&quot = lstLocation.getText()