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OnClientClick not getting fired

Hello Experts,

I have this button and a dropdownbox:

<asp:DropDownList ID="ddlLookupType" AutoPostBack=true CausesValidation=false OnSelectedIndexChanged="showPickList" runat=server>
<asp:ListItem>Contacts</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem>Organization</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList>

<asp:Button id="btnSearch" runat="server" Text="Search" />
and on load of the page I am adding the OnClientClick attribute as shown below:

if (ddlLookupType.SelectedValue == "Organization")
{
btnSearch.Attributes.Add("OnClientClick", "openOrganizationPopup(); return false;");

}
else
{
btnSearch.Attributes.Add("OnClientClick", "openContactPopup(); return false;");
}
But it is not getting fired. If I specify in the html code instead of code behind it works fine. Whats the mistake I am doing.

Please help

Thanks

QPR

What is it you are trying to fire?
Isn't onClientClick for confirmation messages and the like returning some info from the server?
If you want to carry our a client side function why not just put onClick='openContactPopup()' onto your <asp:button tag?

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ASKER

I want to call diff javascript method based on the value from the dropdown thats why I cant specify in the <asp:button tag itself.

if (ddlLookupType.SelectedValue == "Organization")
{
btnSearch.Attributes.Add("OnClientClick", "openOrganizationPopup(); return false;");

}
else
{
btnSearch.Attributes.Add("OnClientClick", "openContactPopup(); return false;");
}

QPR

openPopup(ddlLookupType.SelectedValue);

and then handle it in the JS?
is that possible? off the top of my head - haven't got time to test atm

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ASKER

no this doesnt work.

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ASKER

Thanks John it worked.