call sub error

LinuxKommy · May 23, 2003

When i try to call a sub with one variable like

Mysub(V1)

it works fine, but when i use

Mysub(V1,V2,V3)

it tells me: Error: cannot use parentheses when calling a Sub.

why?

thanks

onpnt · May 23, 2003

function should be used in this case

_________________________________________________________
_{$str = "sleep is good for you. sleep gives you the energy you need to function";

$Nstr = ereg_replace("sleep","coffee",$str); echo $Nstr;}

^{http://www.onpntwebdesigns.com
[/sub]}

LinuxKommy · May 23, 2003

onpnt,
i changed it to a function, but it tells me the same thing. if it makes any difference, i am calling the sub from an onClick event of a button.

thanks

onpnt · May 23, 2003

does it look somethign like this
<html>
<head>
<script language="vbscript">
Function myFun(a,b,c,d)
alert a & b & c & d
End Function
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" value="test" onClick="myFun 1,2,3,4">
</form>
</body>
</html>

_________________________________________________________
_{$str = "sleep is good for you. sleep gives you the energy you need to function";

$Nstr = ereg_replace("sleep","coffee",$str); echo $Nstr;}

^{http://www.onpntwebdesigns.com
[/sub]}

LinuxKommy · May 23, 2003

yes and no

mine looked like
<input type="button" value="test" onClick="myFun(1,2,3,4)">

boy i feel dumb

thanks again

onpnt · May 23, 2003

don't feel dumb at all. this is a very common error. The reasoning is you have vbscript declared as the first language in the page probably. Thus the onClick is interputed as a vbscript event. IE does this. the first script tag it finds it reads the language and that language will be the first it defaults to for all event calls.

example would be to run this
<html>
<head>

<script language="javascript">
function myFun(a,b,c,d) {
alert(a + b + c + d);
}
</script>

<script language="vbscript">
Function myFun(a,b,c,d)
alert a & b & c & d
End Function
</script>

</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" value="test" onClick="myFun(1,2,3,4)">
</form>
</body>
</html>

even knwoing that same call that errored for you is in there it will not give the error now when you click the button.

great thing to know when you get odd errors poping up with the two client languages in the same page.

_________________________________________________________
_{$str = "sleep is good for you. sleep gives you the energy you need to function";

$Nstr = ereg_replace("sleep","coffee",$str); echo $Nstr;}

^{http://www.onpntwebdesigns.com
[/sub]}

onpnt · May 23, 2003

whoops! meant to cahnge the function names
<html>
<head>

<script language="javascript">
function myFun(a,b,c,d) {
alert(a + b + c + d);
}
</script>

<script language="vbscript">
Function myFun2(a,b,c,d)
alert a & b & c & d
End Function
</script>

</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" value="test" onClick="myFun2(1,2,3,4)">
</form>
</body>
</html>

this is how I wanted it to look with the vbscript fucntions renamed but still no errors with ( )

_________________________________________________________
_{$str = "sleep is good for you. sleep gives you the energy you need to function";

$Nstr = ereg_replace("sleep","coffee",$str); echo $Nstr;}

^{http://www.onpntwebdesigns.com
[/sub]}

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