Passing a Coldfusion variable in an onClick function in href

I have an href

<a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="showPopUp('currentRTIID=#currentRTIID#')">#fixedDisplayName#</a>

and it controls the show/hide of a lightbox.

I can't get the variable #currentRTIID# to pass in the function I'm using. Either that or I can't get the page it passes to (which is actually just showing/hiding a div.

Help!

traportAsked:
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dagaz_deConnect With a Mentor Commented:
You have aProblem in your JS Syntax:

If you pass 2 Values to a JS function you must seperate them with a comma, not a '='.

showPopUp('currentRTIID=123555') is false

showPopUp('currentRTIID','123555') is good

in your JS you do it like this



function showPopUp ( param, val){

// now you can use param which holds the first value you submitted to Your JS function ( currentRTIID)

// and second you can use val which holds the first value you submitted to Your JS function ( 123555)

var theurl = 'http://your-url.com/your-page.cfm?' + param + '=' + val + '';

window.open(""+theurl +"", "YourWindowName", "width=300,height=400,left=100,top=200");

}
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sajaycCommented:
Hi,
This should work,
You will need to put <cfoutput></cfoutput> tags around that line your code for the variables to be resolved.

Otherwise the variables will be sent to your browser with the hashes (#variable#)
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sajaycCommented:
Sorry, I just realised that when you pass variables into javascript, you only need to send the value.

If you publish you javascript function, I can check that you are retrieving the value correctly.

Javascript should look something like this:

function showpopup(lvcurrentrtiid)
{
The variable lvcurrentrtiid is what you use to do whatever you need to do.
}


Link should look like this:
<cfoutput><a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="showPopUp(#currentRTIID#)">#fixedDisplayName#</a></cfoutput>



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Brijesh ChauhanStaff IT EngineerCommented:
Just wrap your CF variable around the <cfoutput> Tag

<a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="showPopUp('currentRTIID=<cfoutput>#currentRTIID#</cfoutput>')"><cfoutput>#fixedDisplayName#</cfoutput></a>

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traportAuthor Commented:
Thanks for the help but that's actually not the problem I'm having (apologies if I confused you). The problem I'm having is that the variable (which I can see in the link) is not carrying over to the hidden div when the link is clicked.

In other words, <a href="javascript:void(0);" onClick="showPopUp('currentRTIID=123555')">Jane Doe</a> , is not being carried into the div that showPopUp calls.

Thanks!

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traportAuthor Commented:
Thank you!!!
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