Javascript mouseover in vbscript

[colin81]

Hi All

Im quite new to asp and up to know doing ok (hmmmmm!) I am having problems using javascript mouseovers and validation within my vbscript (this works fine when used as a html page not when asp). I have looked on the web but not found a solution to my problem. An example would be:

<a href"index.html" onMouseOver="window.status='homepage';return true">Click Here</a>

Do i need to tell the script that it uses java script for this ?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Many Thanks
Colin

 

[mwolf00]

I'm a little confused by your question. The ASP outputs pure HTML which works. The browser should be defaulting to javascript. How is it not working?

<a href="index.html" onMouseOver="window.status='homepage';return true">Click Here</a>

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rick Cook (No, I'm not Rick)

 

[colin81]

Hi Thanks for replying

Sorry the code I put above was only a snippit, the default language for asp pages is vbscript, and i have declared this at the top of my code . The problem I am having is using javascript onmouseovers in a vbscript asp page. Can I mix the two ?

I have tried this code using a page with a html extension and it works fine, as soon as it is named with an asp extension (and processed by the server) the onmouseovers do not work.

 

[mwolf00]

Most likely, your server-side code is in vbScript (as you define at the top of the server side asp page). However, your output is sent to the client-side browser as pure HTML and is interpreted as such. Therefore, your client-side javascript will work fine...



Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rick Cook (No, I'm not Rick)

 

[colin81]

Yes thats correct, im using vbscript and client side is javascript.... when in asp format and opened directly into internet explorer the javascript executes fine, when i open it using

http://localhost/file.asp

it does not process and display any javascript.

Just as I was writing I thought to check security within ie when set to low the scripting works from localhost...im very sorry for wasting your time.

Many Thanks for your replies
Colin

 

[mwolf00]

Try this page...

<%
response.write "<h3>this is an asp page</h3>"
response.write vbcrlf
response.write "<script>" & vbcrlf &_
  "window.status = 'Javascript Success'" & vbcrlf &_
  "</script>"

response.write "<script language=vbs>" & vbcrlf &_
  "msgBox('VBS Success')" & vbcrlf &_
  "</script>"
%>

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build better and bigger idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. - Rick Cook (No, I'm not Rick)

 

[simonchristieis]

hang on a sec - go back to the original post:

<a href"index.html" onMouseOver="window.status='homepage';return true">Click Here</a>

there is a syntax error in the html:

<a href="index.html" onMouseOver="window.status='homepage';return true">Click Here</a>

 

[colin81]

Hi

Sorry that was a typo in the message above, the problem has been resolved.

Many Thanks
Colin