server-side vbscript call with javascript client-side

[David Shorthouse]

Hey folks,

Not an off-topic posting.....since I was shot-down in an earlier
post...this one's legit.

How do I go about calling a server-side vbscript within a client-side
javascript function? What I have is a page heavy on the javascript that has
a number of functions, one of which is to begin a visual countdown with an
onclick and also open an asp page containing the server-side vbscript, which
initiates a wake-on-lan call. I had no idea how to call the vbscript within
the javascript function, so this is why I opted for the vbscript asp page
"pop-up" via window.open.

Here's a sample of the javascript function that gets called with an onclick:

function fnHide1(){
DavidWakeUp_window =
window.open("davidwakeup.asp","mywindow","status=n o,width=0,height=0");
window.focus();
window.setTimeout("fnHide2()",20000);
setTimeout('countDown()');
window.setTimeout('DavidWakeUp_window.close()',500 0);
}

And the asp page, davidwakeup.asp is something like:

<%
set objWOL = CreateObject("UltraWOL.ctlUltraWOL")
objWOL.BroadcastAddr = "192.168.2.255"
objWOL.MACAddr = "00-00-00-00-00-00"
objWOL.WakeUp
%>

Is it possible to just make this vbscript a sub function and then call the
function within the javascript function hence eliminating the window.open
pop-up?

Thanks for any advice,

Dave

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

David Shorthouse wrote:

Hey folks,

Not an off-topic posting.....since I was shot-down in an earlier
post...this one's legit.

How do I go about calling a server-side vbscript within a client-side
javascript function?

Sorry, but client-side questions belong in a client-side newsgroup.
..scripting.jscript should work for you.
In the meantime, look up the XMLHTTP object.

It's also possible by setting an IMG element's src to the asp page that you
wish to run.

Bob Barrows

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[Brian Staff]

Dave,

client-side scripts and server-side scripts actually sit on two distinct
machines, so they cannot "call" each other.

You can however, make an HTTP request using client-side script and the XMLHTTP
Request object to send a request to the server where it will execute the
serve-side script.

Search on this NG or the JScript NG for an example.

Brian

[Mark Schupp]

Another option is to use a frameset with a "hidden" frame (width="1") and
have the javascript code load the ASP page into the hidden frame.

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Mark Schupp
Head of Development
Integrity eLearning
www.ielearning.com
"Brian Staff" <brianstaff@[NoSpam]compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:VA******************@bstaffw2k.jda.corp.local ...

Dave,

client-side scripts and server-side scripts actually sit on two distinct
machines, so they cannot "call" each other.

You can however, make an HTTP request using client-side script and the XMLHTTP Request object to send a request to the server where it will execute the
serve-side script.

Search on this NG or the JScript NG for an example.

Brian