I'm trying to pass an array to a Sub from the onclick event of a button -- I'm getting a type mismatch error.
Here is the code for the buttion
<input type=button language=vbscript value=create onclick="myproc <%=aMyArray%>" id=button1>
Here is the Sub I am passing the array to:
<script language='vbscript'>
Sub myproc(aPassed)
Dim strFeedback
For i = lbound(aPassed) to ubound(aPassed)
strFeedback = strFeedback & aPassed(i)
Next
Msgbox strFeedback
End Sub
</script>
aMyArray is a valid array -- I write it to screen before calling the function to verify that it is formatted correctly
I've tried several different ways of calling the sub, but to no avail. I've tested calling the sub with different params and it works fine. But when I try to pass an array it bonks with the mismatch error.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks Brian
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Another thing you shoud think about, is to make absolutely sure you verify taht your array is a valid array in the Sub before trying to access it's elements.
In the Commercial site I'm responsible for, all Subs and Functions that receive an array have something similar inside at the start of the Sub:
Function doSomethingWithArray( p_Array)
Dim result = false
if (IsArray(p_Array) = false) then
doSomethingWithArray = result
Exit Function
end if
' Now try to actually do the something, and set the return result to true to indicate success
' Do something.
result = true
doSomethingWithArray = result
End Function
(I also use Functions most of the time instead of Subs, so the success or failure of the function is returned to the calling routine).
Paul
Add this somewhere on the page...
<%
Function ArrayToString(MyArray)
Dim strArrayToString, I
strArrayToString = ""
For I = LBound(MyArray) To UBound(MyArray)
strArrayToString = strArrayToString & "," & MyArray(I)
Next
ArrayToString = Right(strArrayToString, Len(strArrayToString) - 1)
End Function
%>
and change your statement to
<input type=button language=vbscript value=create onclick="myproc Array(<%=ArrayToString(aMy
Thanks alorentz and others that indicated an array can't be passed to the client.
I ended up just passing a delimited string as suggested. Out of curiosity what is the reason that other data types can be passed without a problem but not an array. I haven't come across this in any documentation and was just trying to understand the reasoning.
Thanks again
Brian
Server side code becomes TEXT when passed to client, not an object (which an array is). Basically, server side code just builds a TEXT version of a page to render for the client to use. Any code or scripting then needs to happen on the client, because server side and client scripting they do not communicate (in most cases). An array would need to be rebuilt on the client to be used in client side scripting.
For instance, when you do:
<%
mystring = "Hello"
%>
<%=mystring%>
It just writes the word "Hello" in text to the rendered page....it doesn't pass the variable mystring for use. in the same sense, object cannot be passed between server and client...unless reintialized in script on client.
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by: rockmansatticPosted on 2006-09-09 at 08:54:14ID: 17486204
total left field thought, but have you tried onclick="myproc (<%=aMyArray%>)"
I will look into this to see if I can help.
Rockman