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holidayIT

holidayIT

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How can i pass a variable to a textbox or hidden field (prefer hidden field) in an html page???? i have vbscript code that opens a popup and takes an input to a variable. i need the variable to be then set to a hidden field in the html page. can anyone help me???
 
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Why do you need it to be part of the html on the page? Why not just use the variable itself?

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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i am using a third party form processor to store it in sql and mail it out. therfore, i need the variable to be stored as either a textbox or hidden field (i prefer hidden so the user cannot change it). i originally had the page setup to store it in sql and mail it all by itself. i got it working, but not on all machines. there a several settings and active x is not installed on all machines. i am already using the form processor for other things, and it really easy, except in this case. so i just need to store the varialbe in a hidden field.

i am already using the on_load event to get the variable.
 
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AFAIK all you would need to do is to created the hidden field when you design the page then set its value attribute to equal the variable.

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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all that does is set it equal to the variable name not the variable data. unless i don't know what you mean, whch is more probable. how do i do that???

i have tried to say <input type ="hidden" name="whatever" value = inputVar> i have even tried inputVar in qoutes.
 
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In the script, try saying whatever.value = inputVar

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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it gives an error and tells me object required "whatever
 
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Sorry, add this to the tag for the hidden field id="whatever"

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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Same error. Object required.
 
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This code works for me. See if you can tweak it to get what youwant:
Code: 
?<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<script id=clientEventHandlersVBS language=vbscript>
<!--

Sub Button1_onclick
	strInput = InputBox("Enter value")
	Text1.Value = strInput
End Sub

-->
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<!-- Insert HTML here -->
 <input id=Button1 type=button value=Button>
 <input 
id=Text1 type=text>

</BODY>
</HTML>

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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it need to happen on window_onload event


and it doesn't work still says object required.


now you may be feel the pain that i do.
 
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I don't think you will hav any objects in the window_onload event. Thus I can't think of any way that you would change the value of a text field that doesn't exist yet. I'll play around and see what I can come up with.

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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ahhh.....

i see. in that case, is there anyway that i can call to actions with one button??? the action for submit calls the asp form processor, but if i could also get it to call a sub and then set the hidden field in the sub and/or then call the asp from the sub too.
 
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I was wrong. THis worked for me:
Code: 
?<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<script id=clientEventHandlersVBS language=vbscript>
<!--


Sub window_onload
	strInput = InputBox("Enter value")
	Text1.Value = strInput
End Sub

-->
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<!-- Insert HTML here -->&nbsp;
 <input 
id=Text1 type=text>

</BODY>
</HTML>

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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that's exactly how i have mine setup. but it's weird that for me it always gives me the object required.

the thing is that i need the submit button to go to a form action with a method="post"

if i could also get the button to go to a sub, i think it'd work. is there a way to get the sub to do the form action with "post"???
 
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Can you post an example of exactly what you have?

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]
 
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I commented out the authentication (as that is what the input box is for) And the SQL works fine. I commented that out too.


<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>BLAH</TITLE>
<Script Language="VBScript" Runat="server">

Dim inputWO
Dim strAccess
Dim myConn
Dim myRecordset
Dim DB_Connect_String
Dim strSurveyMail, rstSurvey, strWorkOrder

DB_Connect_String ="driver={SQL Server};server=servername;database=name"

'Set myConn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
'set myRecordset = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

'Set the connection properties to point to work order database'
'myConn.Open = DB_Connect_String

'strSurveyMail = <select statement here>

'myRecordset.Open strSurveyMail, myConn

'Set rstSurvey = myRecordset

Sub window_onload

inputWO = Inputbox("Enter your Work Order Number")
'If not empty, then continue'
'If Not (rstSurvey.Eof and rstSurvey.Bof) Then
'While Not rstSurvey.Eof ' *Loop through all work orders that need surveys'

'strWorkOrder = rstSurvey("Work_order_number")
'If CLng(inputWO) = CLng(strWorkOrder) Then
'strAccess = <update statement>
'myConn.Execute strAccess
msgbox "Thank you. Please continue."
WorkOrderNumber.Value = inputWO
'MyConn.close
Exit Sub
'End If
'rstSurvey.MoveNext
'Wend
'MsgBox "Sorry. That work order number has either already been surveyed, or has not been selected for a survey." , vbOKOnly, "Incorrect Work Order Number"
'location.href="IT Survey.htm" 'error page if not correct'
'Else
' location.href="IT Survey.htm"
'End If
'MyConn.Close
End Sub

</Script>

<form action=" method="post">

<META content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0" name="GENERATOR">
<META content="FrontPage.Editor.Document" name="ProgId">
<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<input type="hidden" name="WorkOrderNumber" id="WorkOrderNumber" >
 
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BTW - in my own defense, I DID NOT use Front Page. I inherited this web page from someone else. i am using dreamweaver and visual basic .net

I may not be the sharpest pencil in the box with this stuff, but i am not the dullest either.
 
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Hello holidayIT,

You do not run window_onload server-side. Clearly separate codes server- & client-sides.

regards - tsuji
 
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So i should run it client side? it's server side since the database and page are on the same server, and therefore i will not take-up bandwidth transfering data across the network. In any case it doesn't fix my problem.
 
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