It's not that I don't want to use it...it's that I don't know JavaScript.
This means a learning period, which I was hoping to avoid, since we need to
keep this project on schedule. But, alas, if I have to learn JavaScript, I
have to; I guess it will look good in a resume down the line...Thanks for
your help.
"Scott M." <s-mar@BADSPAMsnet.net> wrote in message
news:%23ctReBruDHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Yes, my suggestion is the same as before. I'm sorry that you don't want[/color]
to[color=blue]
> use JavaScript, but JavaScript is the only client-side scripting language
> that is supported by all mainstream browsers. For this reason, JavaScript
> is the defacto client-side scripting standard.
>
> You asked how to accomplish your goal and this is how it is done.
>
>
> "Coleen" <coleenholley@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:O3FQnTpuDHA.3536@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > The whole point is that I don't know JavaScript!!! I was/am searching[/color][/color]
for[color=blue][color=green]
> > an alternative to writing JavaScript code to do the validation. The[/color][/color]
link[color=blue][color=green]
> > that Michael Lang gave looks great, but when I use it in my .aspx code[/color][/color]
for[color=blue][color=green]
> > the drop down, I get errors. Any suggestions?
> >
> > "Scott M." <s-mar@BADSPAMsnet.net> wrote in message
> > news:%234750OhuDHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> > > Why not use a custom validator control for this? This allows you to[/color][/color]
> write[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > your own client-side JavaScript (so you can include the native[/color][/color][/color]
alert()).[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > And in the corresponding server-side validation, you can push a[/color]
> > client-side[color=darkred]
> > > script down to the client if need be.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Coleen" <coleenholley@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:O$uzw3euDHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Please see threads on "Dumb question about Message boxes" - I went[/color][/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> > the[color=darkred]
> > > > specified link - this works great if all you want to do is display a
> > > message
> > > > box before any of your script behind the aspx.vb runs or on the[/color][/color][/color]
click[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > event,
> > > > but if you are actually trying to validate user selections, such as[/color][/color]
> when[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > an
> > > > item from a drop-down is selected, I get an error if I put it in[/color][/color][/color]
this[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> > > code:
> > > >
> > > > <asp:dropdownlist id="ddl_year" runat="server" Width="40%"
> > > > CssClass="datagrid " AutoPostBack="True"[/color][/color]
> OnSelectedIndexChanged="script[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > language="VBScript"> MsgBox "Hello there"[/color][/color]
> </script>"></asp:dropdownlist>[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > >
> > > > I get the red-squiggly on ="VBScript" and "Hello There" and of[/color][/color][/color]
course[color=blue]
> a[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > build error when I try to run it. What I really need to do is[/color][/color]
> validate[color=green]
> > a[color=darkred]
> > > > selection from the dropdown list box (a date), if it is not the[/color][/color]
> current[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > date, then I need a msg or alert box to warn the user that their[/color]
> > selection[color=darkred]
> > > > is not current and that the data they will be viewing is not[/color][/color]
> updateable.[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > > Where do I need to put this code to get it to run after a selection[/color][/color]
> has[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > been
> > > > made? Any suggestions? Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Coleen
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]
