pass textarea tags via function

[MillsRJ]

I am trying to format a series of textareas by passing data to a function and returning the tag line. I'm having some problems with the formatting of the return value of the function.
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also,do I need to pass the array to the function, or is it just in memory and doesn't need to be passed.
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your help is really appreciated

ps. yes, I did a search and looked in the FAQ's, but if you know of something I missed, please don't hesitate to point me there.



browser - IE6 everywhere
tool - DreamweaverMX
backend - SQL7.0

here is the code for the text area

<input name=&quot;day1&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; id=&quot;day1&quot;
<%response.write(buildstring(sday1,(qryElements.Fields.Item(&quot;numelementid&quot.Value),dataArray))%>
size=&quot;5&quot; >

function buildstring(lookdate,subcat,dArray)
dim numRows,i,lockcheck
' on error resume next
numRows = ubound(darray,2)
if numRows = 0 then
buildstring=&quot;Value = &quot;&quot;0&quot;&quot;
else
do until dArray(1,i) = subcat and dArray(2,i) = lookdate
for i = 0 to numRows
if dArray(3,i) = 1 then
buildstring = &quot;style=&quot;&quot;background-color:yellow&quot;&quot; READONLY Value = &quot;&quot; & dArray(4,i) & &quot;&quot;
else
buildstring = &quot;Value = &quot;&quot; & dArray(4,i) & &quot;&quot;
end if
next
loop
end if
end function

Rob Mills
System Analyst
Correctional Services Canada
(all statements are my own ...., ah hell, its the government, sue'em anyway)

 

[MillsRJ]

well, shortly after I finished typing the question above, I found the following article(s)

http://www.learnasp.com/learn/res4.asp

and

http://www.learnasp.com/learn/res5.asp

I'm hopefull that they'll work, but if you have a better idea, please let me know

thanks



Rob Mills
System Analyst
Correctional Services Canada
(all statements are my own ...., ah hell, its the government, sue'em anyway)