Problem with asp:hyperlink

[ashtek]

I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[Dave Sexton]

Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try this
instead:

onclick='<%#
string.Format(" javascript:wind ow.open('NewWin .aspx?PK={0},'' ,'toolbar=0," +
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l12g2000cwl.goo glegroups.com.. .

>I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[ashtek]

Thank you for your help dave.
I tried the code you have given but I am still seeing the same error -
"server tag not well formed".

-Ashish.

Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try this
instead:

onclick='<%#
string.Format(" javascript:wind ow.open('NewWin .aspx?PK={0},'' ,'toolbar=0," +
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l12g2000cwl.goo glegroups.com.. .

I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[ashtek]

Thank you for your help Dave.
I tried the code you have given but I am still seeing the same error -
"server tag not well formed". By the way what is IIRC?
Thanks,
-Ashish
Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try this
instead:

onclick='<%#
string.Format(" javascript:wind ow.open('NewWin .aspx?PK={0},'' ,'toolbar=0," +
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l12g2000cwl.goo glegroups.com.. .

I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[Dave Sexton]

Hi Ashish,

The reason it doesn't work is because the string being bound contains
apostrophes, so ASP.NET thinks that your string is ending earlier than it
should when it's being parsed. Complex javascript like that should be
extracted into a script:

<script type="text/javascript">
function showNewWindow(p k)
{
window.open("Ne wWin.aspx?PK=" + pk, "",
"toolbar=0,widt h=600,height=60 0,scollbars=1") ;
}
</script>

And in the template use the following code:

<asp:HyperLin k ID="lnkNewWin" runat="server" NavigateUrl="#"
Text="Click" onclick="javasc ript:showNewWin dow(this.pk)"
pk='<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK") %>'>
</asp:HyperLink>

I'm taking advantage of DHTML expando by adding a custom attribute: pk.

Be sure to place the entire data-binding expression on one line.

If you're using the 2.0 framework you can use <%# Eval("PK") %instead of
the entire data-binding expression.

BTW, the acronym IIRC stands for "If I remember correctly"

(The acronym BTW stands for "by the way" :)

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l39g2000cwd.goo glegroups.com.. .

Thank you for your help Dave.
I tried the code you have given but I am still seeing the same error -
"server tag not well formed". By the way what is IIRC?
Thanks,
-Ashish
Dave Sexton wrote:

>Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try
this
instead:

onclick='<%#
string.Format( "javascript:win dow.open('NewWi n.aspx?PK={0},' ','toolbar=0,"
+
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Eva l(Container.Dat aItem, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail. comwrote in message
news:11******* *************** @l12g2000cwl.go oglegroups.com. ..

>I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[Dave Sexton]

Hi Ashish,

Apparently the javascript I gave you doesn't work in FireFox (I tested it on
a hunch after I submitted my reply - sorry ;).

Try the following, which works for me in FireFox and IE7:

onclick="javasc ript:showNewWin dow(this.getAtt ribute('pk'));"

If you test other browsers, please let me know if this doesn't work for you.

--
Dave Sexton

"Dave Sexton" <dave@jwa[remove.this]online.comwrote in message
news:O$******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...

Hi Ashish,

The reason it doesn't work is because the string being bound contains
apostrophes, so ASP.NET thinks that your string is ending earlier than it
should when it's being parsed. Complex javascript like that should be
extracted into a script:

<script type="text/javascript">
function showNewWindow(p k)
{
window.open("Ne wWin.aspx?PK=" + pk, "",
"toolbar=0,widt h=600,height=60 0,scollbars=1") ;
}
</script>

And in the template use the following code:

<asp:HyperLin k ID="lnkNewWin" runat="server" NavigateUrl="#"
Text="Click" onclick="javasc ript:showNewWin dow(this.pk)"
pk='<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK") %>'>
</asp:HyperLink>

I'm taking advantage of DHTML expando by adding a custom attribute: pk.

Be sure to place the entire data-binding expression on one line.

If you're using the 2.0 framework you can use <%# Eval("PK") %instead of
the entire data-binding expression.

BTW, the acronym IIRC stands for "If I remember correctly"

(The acronym BTW stands for "by the way" :)

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l39g2000cwd.goo glegroups.com.. .

>Thank you for your help Dave.
I tried the code you have given but I am still seeing the same error -
"server tag not well formed". By the way what is IIRC?
Thanks,
-Ashish
Dave Sexton wrote:

>>Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try
this
instead:

onclick='<% #
string.Format ("javascript:wi ndow.open('NewW in.aspx?PK={0}, '','toolbar=0,"
+
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Ev al(Container.Da taItem, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail .comwrote in message
news:11****** *************** *@l12g2000cwl.g ooglegroups.com ...
I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLI NK ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javas cript:window.op en('NewWin.aspx ?PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eva l(Container.Dat aItem,"PK")%>', '','toolbar=0,w idth=600,height =600,scollbars= 1')"
TEXT="Click" ></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[ashtek]

Yes, this works fine!!!
Thanks a lot Dave. It was a great idea to have an attribute PK & pass
its value to a function.
Thank you again,
Ashish.
Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi Ashish,

The reason it doesn't work is because the string being bound contains
apostrophes, so ASP.NET thinks that your string is ending earlier than it
should when it's being parsed. Complex javascript like that should be
extracted into a script:

<script type="text/javascript">
function showNewWindow(p k)
{
window.open("Ne wWin.aspx?PK=" + pk, "",
"toolbar=0,widt h=600,height=60 0,scollbars=1") ;
}
</script>

And in the template use the following code:

<asp:HyperLin k ID="lnkNewWin" runat="server" NavigateUrl="#"
Text="Click" onclick="javasc ript:showNewWin dow(this.pk)"
pk='<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK") %>'>
</asp:HyperLink>

I'm taking advantage of DHTML expando by adding a custom attribute: pk.

Be sure to place the entire data-binding expression on one line.

If you're using the 2.0 framework you can use <%# Eval("PK") %instead of
the entire data-binding expression.

BTW, the acronym IIRC stands for "If I remember correctly"

(The acronym BTW stands for "by the way" :)

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l39g2000cwd.goo glegroups.com.. .

Thank you for your help Dave.
I tried the code you have given but I am still seeing the same error -
"server tag not well formed". By the way what is IIRC?
Thanks,
-Ashish
Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try
this
instead:

onclick='<%#
string.Format(" javascript:wind ow.open('NewWin .aspx?PK={0},'' ,'toolbar=0,"
+
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l12g2000cwl.goo glegroups.com.. .
I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish

[ashtek]

Our customers use only IE 6 and above. So I used the first syntax.

Dave Sexton wrote:

Hi Ashish,

Apparently the javascript I gave you doesn't work in FireFox (I tested it on
a hunch after I submitted my reply - sorry ;).

Try the following, which works for me in FireFox and IE7:

onclick="javasc ript:showNewWin dow(this.getAtt ribute('pk'));"

If you test other browsers, please let me know if this doesn't work for you.

--
Dave Sexton

"Dave Sexton" <dave@jwa[remove.this]online.comwrote in message
news:O$******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...

Hi Ashish,

The reason it doesn't work is because the string being bound contains
apostrophes, so ASP.NET thinks that your string is ending earlier than it
should when it's being parsed. Complex javascript like that should be
extracted into a script:

<script type="text/javascript">
function showNewWindow(p k)
{
window.open("Ne wWin.aspx?PK=" + pk, "",
"toolbar=0,widt h=600,height=60 0,scollbars=1") ;
}
</script>

And in the template use the following code:

<asp:HyperLin k ID="lnkNewWin" runat="server" NavigateUrl="#"
Text="Click" onclick="javasc ript:showNewWin dow(this.pk)"
pk='<%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item, "PK") %>'>
</asp:HyperLink>

I'm taking advantage of DHTML expando by adding a custom attribute: pk.

Be sure to place the entire data-binding expression on one line.

If you're using the 2.0 framework you can use <%# Eval("PK") %instead of
the entire data-binding expression.

BTW, the acronym IIRC stands for "If I remember correctly"

(The acronym BTW stands for "by the way" :)

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ l39g2000cwd.goo glegroups.com.. .

Thank you for your help Dave.
I tried the code you have given but I am still seeing the same error -
"server tag not well formed". By the way what is IIRC?
Thanks,
-Ashish
Dave Sexton wrote:
Hi Ashish,

The property binding syntax must encapsulate the entire value of the
property and must be surrounded by apostrophes, not quotes, IIRC. Try
this
instead:

onclick='<%#
string.Format( "javascript:win dow.open('NewWi n.aspx?PK={0},' ','toolbar=0,"
+
"width=600,heig ht=600,scollbar s=1')",
DataBinder.Eva l(Container.Dat aItem, "PK")) %>'

--
Dave Sexton

<as****@gmail. comwrote in message
news:11******* *************** @l12g2000cwl.go oglegroups.com. ..
I have an <ASP:HYPERLINKo n a datagrid (templatecolumn ) and I need to
open a new window with no toolbar and specific height & width onclick
of the link. I also want to pass the PK to this new window.

<ASP:HYPERLIN K ID="lnkNewWin" RUNAT="server" NAVIGATEURL="#"
ONCLICK="javasc ript:window.ope n('NewWin.aspx? PK=<%#
DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>',' ','toolbar=0,wi dth=600,height= 600,scollbars=1 ')"
TEXT="Click"></ASP:HYPERLINK>

The above code throws an error "Server tag is not well formed".

I am using ONCLICK because I want to specify toolbar=no and height &
width for the new window.

If I replace this <%# DataBinder.Eval (Container.Data Item,"PK")%>
with a numeric value (say 10) then it works fine.

Anyone knows what is wrong with the syntax?

Thanks,
Ashish