Problem when generating Client Side Script.

[John Owens]

I use in Render( HtmlTextWriter output) :

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

output.WriteBeginTag( "a" );

if( ID != null )

output.WriteAttribute( "id", ClientID );
output.WriteAttribute( "href", "javascript:" +
Page.GetPostBackEventReference( this ) );

output.Write( HtmlTextWriter.TagRightChar );

if( Text.Length > 0 )

output.Write( Text );

output.WriteEndTag( "a" );

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------

This creates the HTML:

<a id="WebLinkButtonCtrl1"
href="javascript:__doPostBack('WebLinkButtonCtrl1' ,'')">Type something
here</a>

The problem is when I press the button as it gives a:

Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected

Does anyone have any ideas as how to solve this as it appears to be
happening whenever I use

output.WriteAttribute( "href", "javascript:" +
Page.GetPostBackEventReference( this ) );

even when they are copied from samples etc.

Thanks

John.

[John Owens]

It was because the control wasn't inside the form tag.

Does anyone know why this is the case?

"John Owens" <jo****@vision.com> wrote in message
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I use in Render( HtmlTextWriter output) :

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
output.WriteBeginTag( "a" );

if( ID != null )

output.WriteAttribute( "id", ClientID );
output.WriteAttribute( "href", "javascript:" +
Page.GetPostBackEventReference( this ) );

output.Write( HtmlTextWriter.TagRightChar );

if( Text.Length > 0 )

output.Write( Text );

output.WriteEndTag( "a" );

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------

This creates the HTML:

<a id="WebLinkButtonCtrl1"
href="javascript:__doPostBack('WebLinkButtonCtrl1' ,'')">Type something
here</a>

The problem is when I press the button as it gives a:

Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected

Does anyone have any ideas as how to solve this as it appears to be
happening whenever I use

output.WriteAttribute( "href", "javascript:" +
Page.GetPostBackEventReference( this ) );

even when they are copied from samples etc.

Thanks

John.

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I haven't check your code, but one thing I can be sure of, the controls
should be inside a form.
cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"John Owens" <jo****@vision.com> wrote in message
news:%2***************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

It was because the control wasn't inside the form tag.

Does anyone know why this is the case?

"John Owens" <jo****@vision.com> wrote in message
news:ed**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

I use in Render( HtmlTextWriter output) :

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

output.WriteBeginTag( "a" );

if( ID != null )

output.WriteAttribute( "id", ClientID );
output.WriteAttribute( "href", "javascript:" +
Page.GetPostBackEventReference( this ) );

output.Write( HtmlTextWriter.TagRightChar );

if( Text.Length > 0 )

output.Write( Text );

output.WriteEndTag( "a" );

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------

This creates the HTML:

<a id="WebLinkButtonCtrl1"
href="javascript:__doPostBack('WebLinkButtonCtrl1' ,'')">Type something
here</a>

The problem is when I press the button as it gives a:

Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object expected

Does anyone have any ideas as how to solve this as it appears to be
happening whenever I use

output.WriteAttribute( "href", "javascript:" +
Page.GetPostBackEventReference( this ) );

even when they are copied from samples etc.

Thanks

John.