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Can't use ASP.NET delimiters in a JavaScript include file.

Please see code snippet.

The JavaScript variable tmp1 does not get translated when used within the include file:

<script src="script/test.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

However it does work if I paste the JavaScript directly into a <script tag in main.aspx, where am I going wrong ???

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js"></script>

<script src="script/test.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div id='secMain'></div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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test.js:

var tmp1 = '<%=Request.Url.Authority %>';

$("document").ready(function () {

$("#secMain").html(tmp1);

});

rajesh_chd

try this in the .aspx file

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
   var tmp1 = '<%=Request.Url.Authority %>';
</script>
<script src="script/test.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

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jonatec

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Thanks, but I can get that to work, i need to have

var tmp1 = '<%=Request.Url.Authority %>';

Inside the .js file..

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jonatec

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leakim971 - ok thanks I'll try that, but is it not possible to use a JS include file then ?

leakim971

<%=Request.Url.Authority %> is .NET code and need to be evaluated by the server in a specific context (your page code with the controls, server variable, memory and so on...)

rajesh_chd

no, you can not access .net code in a .js file.

leakim971

you may use ajax/PageMethods to call server side function to get infos/ressourses/data on the server

jonatec

ASKER

Thanks.

leakim971

You're welcome! Thanks for the points!