Passing Asp Session Variable To Javascript Function
I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to pass an asp session variable to a local variable withing a javascript function. Something like this:
var zip =
<?php
=Session("clzip")
?>but it's the quotes around "clzip" that is throwing a syntax error I think. I've tried single quotes and no quotes. Can't get it to work. Anyone have any ideas?
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 02:23 — 16th April 2002.
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There aren't escape characters for quotes in ASP so try this:
Response.Write("var zip = " & chr(34) & Session("clzip") & chr(34) & ";" & vbCrLf)
Which will output:
var zip = "YourVariableValue";
detox posted this at 13:59 — 16th April 2002.
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I actually spent pretty much a whole day trying to do something similar once!
Angela French posted this at 16:03 — 16th April 2002.
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But response.write is vbscript. I'm trying to pass the session variable to a new variable inside a javascript function.
dk01 posted this at 20:06 — 16th April 2002.
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Assuming clzip is equal to the string "hello" then this
<script language="Javascript">
myvar =
<?php=Session("clzip")
?>
</script>
would return
<script language="Javascript">
myvar = hello;
</script>
However you need to assign the string to a string in javascript so you need to put quotes around it like so:
<script language="Javascript">
myvar = "
<?php=Session("clzip")
?>
</script>
and it should give back:
<script language="Javascript">
myvar = "hello";
</script>
if your session var is a number or is boleen then you might need to use it without the quotes. if you are already doing that then you should get it to work. hope this helps!
-dk
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 01:45 — 17th April 2002.
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Just looking at it again, I don't think it's just the quotes but also the missing semicolon that might've caused the syntax error.
dk01 posted this at 05:22 — 17th April 2002.
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oops. i overlooked that too. good one.
-dk
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