PvBredow
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How to use a vbscript variable in html?
I have a html page containing some client-side Vbscript. The script reads the registry, determines the Windows logon name, and stores this in a variable.
On my page, I have many href's, that call to an ASP page, passing parameters I use for logging in the querystring.
My problem is that I can't figure out the syntax needed to use the value stored in the script variable in the html.
for example:
<script type="text/vbscript">
usern=getusername {assume this is where the logon name is read from the registry}
</script>
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file1.htm">
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file2.htm">
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file3.htm">
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file4.htm">
etc.
I don't want to end up with:
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= " & <script type="text/vbscript">getus
repeated many times, once for each href.
I have seen the syntax <%=myvar%> used in HTML, but if I understand correctly, that only works in ASP, not in client side scripting.
I strongly suspect that defining a variable value in a script and then referencing that value in HTML should be a very common issue, but I haven't been able to find an example that shows how to do that, client-side using Vbscript.
Please help!
thanks very much.
Pvbredow
On my page, I have many href's, that call to an ASP page, passing parameters I use for logging in the querystring.
My problem is that I can't figure out the syntax needed to use the value stored in the script variable in the html.
for example:
<script type="text/vbscript">
usern=getusername {assume this is where the logon name is read from the registry}
</script>
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file1.htm">
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file2.htm">
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file3.htm">
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= usern&filename=file4.htm">
etc.
I don't want to end up with:
<a href="http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username= " & <script type="text/vbscript">getus
repeated many times, once for each href.
I have seen the syntax <%=myvar%> used in HTML, but if I understand correctly, that only works in ASP, not in client side scripting.
I strongly suspect that defining a variable value in a script and then referencing that value in HTML should be a very common issue, but I haven't been able to find an example that shows how to do that, client-side using Vbscript.
Please help!
thanks very much.
Pvbredow
You must use <script></script> to declare this is script section, like <%%> on ASP.
If you write on HTML, the browse will view as TEXT only.
onClick event will trigger the statement same as put its inside a <script> tags.
So, put the script statement inside the onClick event to declare this is a script and you can use the usern variable.
I think this is a simple way if you want to skip the script tags.
Hope I can explain clearly.... for my English...
If you write on HTML, the browse will view as TEXT only.
onClick event will trigger the statement same as put its inside a <script> tags.
So, put the script statement inside the onClick event to declare this is a script and you can use the usern variable.
I think this is a simple way if you want to skip the script tags.
Hope I can explain clearly.... for my English...
ASKER
Thanks for the suggestion, but that doesn't seem to work for me. Not sure what the problem is.
ASKER
I'm not sure I understand your suggestion properly. To try to get a simple example working, I tried this:
<html>
<header>
</header>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
dim myurl
myurl="http://www.google.com"
dim mydesc
mydesc="Google search"
</script>
<a href="#" onClick="location.href='&<
vbscript">mydesc</script><
</body>
</html>
I am simply trying to define two variables within the script, for the URL & description of a link, and then reference them within my href. This doesn't work. Can you help me to identify what is wrong with this example?
thanks very much
<html>
<header>
</header>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
dim myurl
myurl="http://www.google.com"
dim mydesc
mydesc="Google search"
</script>
<a href="#" onClick="location.href='&<
vbscript">mydesc</script><
</body>
</html>
I am simply trying to define two variables within the script, for the URL & description of a link, and then reference them within my href. This doesn't work. Can you help me to identify what is wrong with this example?
thanks very much
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<a href="#" onClick="location.href='http:\\myserver\logging.asp?username='&usern&'&filename=file2.htm'">