how to use Request.Form("fieldname")?

Rich

Hi,

I was experimenting with some basic sample asp code but can't get it to work
correctly:

this is bgselector.asp which works OK - you add the name of a basic color
like blue, green, yellow and call another asp called backcolor.asp where I
have the problem:

bgselector.asp
---------------------------------
<html>
<head>
<title>Test page</title>
</head>
<body>
form>
Background Color selector
<form action ="backcolor.asp" method="post">
Please type in a valid color e.g blue , green , yellow
<input type="text" name ="backcolor"><p>
<input type="submit" value="submit"><p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
--------------------------------------------

in backcolor.asp the code that uses the color from bgselector.asp is
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>

How do I implement this? Here is what I tried that did not work to change
the backcolor of backcolor.asp

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<%strBackcolor%>>

</body>
</html>

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich

Mar 23 '06 #1

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Rich

I figured this out:

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<% response.write strBackColor%>>

</body>
</html

I forgot about <%response.write strBackColor%>
"Rich" wrote:

Hi,

I was experimenting with some basic sample asp code but can't get it to work
correctly:

this is bgselector.asp which works OK - you add the name of a basic color
like blue, green, yellow and call another asp called backcolor.asp where I
have the problem:

bgselector.asp
---------------------------------
<html>
<head>
<title>Test page</title>
</head>
<body>
form>
Background Color selector
<form action ="backcolor.asp" method="post">
Please type in a valid color e.g blue , green , yellow
<input type="text" name ="backcolor"><p>
<input type="submit" value="submit"><p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
--------------------------------------------

in backcolor.asp the code that uses the color from bgselector.asp is
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>

How do I implement this? Here is what I tried that did not work to change
the backcolor of backcolor.asp

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<%strBackcolor%>>

</body>
</html>

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich

Mar 23 '06 #2

Evertjan.

=?Utf-8?B?UmljaA==?= wrote on 23 mrt 2006 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<%strBackcolor%>>
<body bgcolor='<% = strBackcolor %>' >

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

Mar 23 '06 #3

John Kotuby

You might also use
<body bgcolor=<%=strBackcolor%>>

"Rich" <Ri**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05**********************************@microsof t.com...

I figured this out:

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<% response.write strBackColor%>>

</body>
</html

I forgot about <%response.write strBackColor%>
"Rich" wrote:
Hi,

I was experimenting with some basic sample asp code but can't get it to
work
correctly:

this is bgselector.asp which works OK - you add the name of a basic color
like blue, green, yellow and call another asp called backcolor.asp where
I
have the problem:

bgselector.asp
---------------------------------
<html>
<head>
<title>Test page</title>
</head>
<body>
form>
Background Color selector
<form action ="backcolor.asp" method="post">
Please type in a valid color e.g blue , green , yellow
<input type="text" name ="backcolor"><p>
<input type="submit" value="submit"><p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
--------------------------------------------

in backcolor.asp the code that uses the color from bgselector.asp is
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>

How do I implement this? Here is what I tried that did not work to
change
the backcolor of backcolor.asp

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<%strBackcolor%>>

</body>
</html>

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich

Mar 23 '06 #4

ravichoudhari

even <body bgcolor=<%=strBackColor%>> works.

Mar 24 '06 #5

Mike Brind

Or even:

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<% =Request.Form("backcolor")%>>

--
Mike Brind
John Kotuby wrote:

You might also use
<body bgcolor=<%=strBackcolor%>>

"Rich" <Ri**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05**********************************@microsof t.com...
I figured this out:

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<% response.write strBackColor%>>

</body>
</html

I forgot about <%response.write strBackColor%>
"Rich" wrote:
Hi,

I was experimenting with some basic sample asp code but can't get it to
work
correctly:

this is bgselector.asp which works OK - you add the name of a basic color
like blue, green, yellow and call another asp called backcolor.asp where
I
have the problem:

bgselector.asp
---------------------------------
<html>
<head>
<title>Test page</title>
</head>
<body>
form>
Background Color selector
<form action ="backcolor.asp" method="post">
Please type in a valid color e.g blue , green , yellow
<input type="text" name ="backcolor"><p>
<input type="submit" value="submit"><p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
--------------------------------------------

in backcolor.asp the code that uses the color from bgselector.asp is
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>

How do I implement this? Here is what I tried that did not work to
change
the backcolor of backcolor.asp

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<%strBackcolor%>>

</body>
</html>

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich

Mar 24 '06 #6

Evertjan.

ravichoudhari wrote on 24 mrt 2006 in
microsoft.public.inetserver.asp.general:

even <body bgcolor=<%=strBackColor%>> works.

Certainly, but to keep you straight for other insertions, that could have
spaces in the string, I suggest you always clientside quote the string:

<body bgcolor='<%=strBackColor%>'>

=========

btw, better use css styles:

<body style='background-color:<%=strBackColor%>;'>

or even more versatile:

<style>
body {background-color:<% = request.form("BackColor") %>;
color:<% = request.form("TextColor") %>;font-weight:600;}
</style>
</head>
<body>

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

Mar 24 '06 #7

Slim

"John Kotuby" <jo***@powerlist.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

You might also use
<body bgcolor=<%=strBackcolor%>>
quite right,

but you should alos enclose it quotes incase the vaiable is "two words"

<body bgcolor="<%=strBackcolor%>" >

"Rich" <Ri**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05**********************************@microsof t.com...
I figured this out:

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<% response.write strBackColor%>>

</body>
</html

I forgot about <%response.write strBackColor%>
"Rich" wrote:
Hi,

I was experimenting with some basic sample asp code but can't get it to
work
correctly:

this is bgselector.asp which works OK - you add the name of a basic
color
like blue, green, yellow and call another asp called backcolor.asp where
I
have the problem:

bgselector.asp
---------------------------------
<html>
<head>
<title>Test page</title>
</head>
<body>
form>
Background Color selector
<form action ="backcolor.asp" method="post">
Please type in a valid color e.g blue , green , yellow
<input type="text" name ="backcolor"><p>
<input type="submit" value="submit"><p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
--------------------------------------------

in backcolor.asp the code that uses the color from bgselector.asp is
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>

How do I implement this? Here is what I tried that did not work to
change
the backcolor of backcolor.asp

<html>
<head>
<title>backcolor</title>
<%
Dim strBackColor
strBackColor = Request.Form("backcolor")
%>
</head>
<body bgcolor=<%strBackcolor%>>

</body>
</html>

Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks,
Rich

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