Attempting to write create an ASP page FROM an ASP page.

[dalyjason]

I'm trying to write an asp page line by line, as one would create a
text file, only my file will end in .asp.

One line simply writes a close ASP code tag, or
FILECONTENTS=FILECONTENTS & "%>"
When this line processed, an error occurs saying that the string was
never terminated because the asp page attempting to write this line of
code to a NEW asp page reads that close ASP tag (%>), as an actual
close asp tag for itself, instead of a STRING value.

How do I write this %> symbol to a new asp file, while still
maintaining its purpose to close a group of asp code in the newly
created page?

[Nicolas]

Assuming your asp pages are in vbscript, try:

FILECONTENTS = FILECONTENTS & Chr(037) & Chr(062)

This will insert the characters for the codes (037 = % and 062 = >)

Also, it seems unusual to need to generate an asp page on the fly - step
back and confirm that this is indeed the best solution to your problem.

Cheers,
Nicolas

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[Colin Steadman]

----- Nicolas wrote: -----

Also, it seems unusual to need to generate an asp page on the fly - step
back and confirm that this is indeed the best solution to your problem.

I was thinking same thing. Out of interest, what are trying to do if you dont mind me asking?

Colin

[Jason Daly]

Bob Barrows suggested a fix. "%" & ">"...separate the %> symbol into
separate characters.

I'm writing invoices for orders, where every product in the order is
written as html, while the shipping price and tracking number will be
dynamic, generated from a database, so that i can remove all recordsets
for the orders by putting them into html in an asp page, while still
allowing myself to edit the shipping and tracking #'s displayed on each
page through a db.

Make sense? suggestions?

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[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

Jason Daly wrote:

Bob Barrows suggested a fix. "%" & ">"...separate the %> symbol into
separate characters.

Jason, in the future, pleas do not multipost. It is very hard to carry on a
conversation involving two threads in two separate groups.

I'm not sure why you thought .asp.db was a relevant group anyways: your
question had nothing to do with databases. Yes, I know your application is
pulling data from a database, but note that the answer to your question did
not mention a single database-related function.

The best policy is to post your question to a single group. You did not
increase your chances of getting an answer by posting your question both
here and in .db. Instead, you annoyed people who wasted time answering your
question here only to find that it was already answered in the other group.

Bob Barrows
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[Dave Anderson]

"Colin Steadman" wrote:

Also, it seems unusual to need to generate an asp page on
the fly...

I agree, though I have done it myself.

Our intranet layout includes a set of dropdown menus, the content of which
resides in a static include file. When that include is updated, we generate
our site map and failover pages** (all ASP documents) in part by parsing
this include.

In case anyone is wondering why we don't merely put the menus in a .js file,
we used to. But client-side performance was horrible on our typical desktop
(which was a sub-500MHz Celeron with 64 MB RAM) back when the current
interface was implemented.
**By "failover", I mean the target URL of a link that the browser will
follow if scripting fails. A generic example:

<A HREF="hr.asp" ONCLICK="showMenu('HR');return false">Human Resources</A>

If the browser has scripting turned off -OR- if the click event results in
some type of error, the user is sent to the failover page, which contains
the contents of that particular dropdown menu.
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[Jason Daly]

I do not mean to offend or annoy any member of this list. Yes, I
multiposted, but I did not intend for these messages to multipost all to
post to some area of developersdex. I use google groups, and just used
the different asp groups referenced there, figuring I would get my
question out to more people, therefore a higher likelyhood of a
solution.

My bad for posting in a db group. It won't happen again.

Again, I'm sorry for those I annoyed, and thanks again for the solutions
offered.
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