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dynamic hyperlink using text entry box and button

Development envoirnment: asp.net 2.x, Visual Studio Pro using Web Developer. IIS6 / Wins 2003 server.

Hi there,

I am trying to create a dynamic hyperlink -- i.e. you can type the hyperlink via the textbox entry field, then click the button to activate the link.

I have got as far as below -- but not quite there yet...

asp:TextBox ID="TextBox_EnterHyperlink" runat="server" Font-Names="Verdana" Font-Size="Small"></asp:TextBox>
<input type="button" value="Jump to Link" onClick="self.location.href='TextBox_EnterNumber.Text';
" style="font-family: Verdana"><br />

Thank you in advance for your time and efforts with this enquiry.

Rejojohny

change the input click event to ..

<input type="button" value="Jump to Link" onClick="self.location.href=document.location.href=document.getElementById('TextBox_EnterHyperlink').value;" style="font-family: Verdana">

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BurntSky

You could do this a couple different ways... it appears you want to do it in JavaScript. If so, I suppose I'd do something like this:

<asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="TextBox1" />
<input type="button" value="Jump to Link" onclick="window.location=<%=this.TextBox1.ClientID%>.value" />

You could also do it on the server side:

<asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="TextBox1" />
<asp:Button runat="server" ID="Button1" Text="Jump to Link" OnClick="Button1_Click" />

then in your codebehind put this:

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Response.Redirect(this.TextBox1.Text);
}

amillyard

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spot on !

thank you :-)