asp solution not finding .js file...??

[ahenderson]

Hi Guys,

I have a asp.net app which utilises data from a SQL Server 2000 database - with java controlling a lot of the drop-downs etc and visual basic controlling the calling of stored procs. etc.

When I compile the project though - none of the java controls on the page work.. it just won't recongise the .js file.

On the 'start page' - I try to get the page to refer to a java file as follows:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="scripts.js"></script>

I have even tried it by puttin the relative adress before the scripts.js - also I have tried putting the script directly into the asp page - but to no avail. Anyone know why this would be?

Cheers.
Andy.

[radcaesar]

Whats your version of .NET ?

if(!Page.IsClientScriptBlockRegistered("MyScript") )
{

Page.RegisterClientScriptBlock("MyScript","<SCRIPT Language='JavaScript' src='MyJavaScriptFile.js'></SCRIPT>");

}

[kenobewan]

You need to refer to this as JavaScript to avoid confusion. Looks like a simple referencing problem. Is scripts.js in the same directory?

[ahenderson]

thanks for your reply..

I am using VS.net 2003. I put your code into my test environment - and got some build errors: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Freightlink2\WebForm1.aspx(84): Could not find any attribute 'onkeydown' of element 'TextBox'.
etc. etc. for each drop-down control..

I think the app is reading the .js code as I had it originally because I can put dummy text in the default value of the drop-down box i.e. document.Form1.lstDepartingTrainNumber0[0]= new Option('testing testinig', '');

However, there are no values populating the drop-downs... this is a strange one....

[ahenderson]

You need to refer to this as JavaScript to avoid confusion. Looks like a simple referencing problem. Is scripts.js in the same directory?

hi there.. yep - the file 'scripts.js' is in the same directory. I tried moving it into a sub-directory just so I could reference it to see if that helps i.e. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Freightlink2\scripts\scripts.js " but and it appears that the java is being found because I can edit the display value on the drop-down boxes and it is reflected on the form - however none of the java functions are working because the contents of the drop-down boxes are empty....

[bizsoftasp]

hi there.. yep - the file 'scripts.js' is in the same directory. I tried moving it into a sub-directory just so I could reference it to see if that helps i.e. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Freightlink2\scripts\scripts.js " but and it appears that the java is being found because I can edit the display value on the drop-down boxes and it is reflected on the form - however none of the java functions are working because the contents of the drop-down boxes are empty....

If your application has no problem to find the .js file, the problem might be from calling the functions in .js. How do you calling the functions in .js? Well the dropdown list will not be populated automatically unless you call functions in clients to fill the dropdown list. You can register client attributes such as "onclick" to a control. See the article for details

[ahenderson]

I have sorted it out - the problem was that one of the web forms that I was bringing into the project was referring to an old .dll file. As soon as I set that straight and rebuilt the project everything started working.

Cheers for the advice,

Andy.