Combine Client Side & Server Side?

[Jeff]

Is it possible to call a client side javascript function from a server side
vbscript event?





<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=vbscript RUNAT=server>

Sub btnSearch_onclick()


*** Call a javascript here to do some client side stuff before I do
the server side stuff ***

Session("strNDC")=Trim(txtNDC.value)
ViewContracted.navigate.PopGrid

End Sub


</SCRIPT>


How could I do something like this.... combining client and server side stuff?

[Kris Eiben]

Ummm, unless I'm missing something, that sub will never run. Server-side
code is executed and gone long before any button is visible on the client.

You can put the _results_ of server-side code inside client-side code. Like
so:
<script language="Javascript">
var a;
a = <% set conn = server.createobject("ADODB.Connection")
conn.open "DSN=Blah"
set rs = conn.execute("Select field1 from table1 where
field2=2")
response.write rs("field1")
%>;
alert(a);
</script>
This will pop a message box with the value of field1. You cannot execute
some server-side code, then some client-side code, then back to the server.
Once you're on the client, you're done, unless you make a return trip to the
server (request a page, post a form, etc).

I've seen people suggest you use a hidden frame to do the server-side
processing without refreshing the client's screen. Worth a try, if you
really need the functionality.

Jeff wrote in message <38fdfcff$1@news.devx.com>...
>Is it possible to call a client side javascript function from a server side
>vbscript event?
><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=vbscript RUNAT=server>
> Sub btnSearch_onclick()
> *** Call a javascript here to do some client side stuff before I do
>the server side stuff ***
> Session("strNDC")=Trim(txtNDC.value)
> ViewContracted.navigate.PopGrid
> End Sub
></SCRIPT>
>How could I do something like this.... combining client and server side
stuff?

[Adrian Forbes]

Not possible.