Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

[Ellie]

I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in my page. I
can put in a function and have a test "alert" box come up but the "return
false" never works no matter what I try. Is there a problem with that and
asp? Thanks

[Phillip Windell]

Re: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

"Ellie" <ellymay999nosp am@nospamnetzer o.comwrote in message
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>I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in my page. I
>can put in a function and have a test "alert" box come up but the "return
>false" never works no matter what I try. Is there a problem with that and
>asp? Thanks

Hi Ellie,

You'd have to explain more clearly what you are doing,...but click events
are Client-Side (runs on the user's machine) and ASP runs on the Server-Side
(runs on the web server), and the two never really see or are aware of each
other. So it is really unrelated to ASP Classic. ASP has already finished
running (and has stopped/completed) before the user ever sees anything in
their browser,...by the same token the server never sees anything the user
does until the browser sends a new request containing a new URL with Post or
Querystring data back to the server.

There may still be someone around here that might answer it, but your best
bet is tro ask in one of the regular (non-ASP) Scripting Groups that pertain
the Web Developement.

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or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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[Phillip Windell]

Re: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

Looking over the group list, this one may be a good one, but there may be
others.

microsoft.publi c.inetexplorer. scripting


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RE: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page



"Ellie" wrote:

I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in my page. I
can put in a function and have a test "alert" box come up but the "return
false" never works no matter what I try. Is there a problem with that and
asp? Thanks

AHA! I saw the posting in the MSIE newsgroup and replied. But now that I
see you are doing this in ASP.NET, I'll bet I know the answer!

If you are using an ASP.NET control (e.g., an <asp:linkbutton >), instead of
an ordinary <A HREF=...>, then you probably need to use onClientClick instead
of just onClick.

[Daniel Crichton]

Re: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

Old wrote on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:02 -0700:

"Ellie" wrote:

>I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in my
>page. I can put in a function and have a test "alert" box come up
>but the "return false" never works no matter what I try. Is there a
>problem with that and asp? Thanks

AHA! I saw the posting in the MSIE newsgroup and replied. But now
that I see you are doing this in ASP.NET, I'll bet I know the answer!

If you are using an ASP.NET control (e.g., an <asp:linkbutton >),
instead of an ordinary <A HREF=...>, then you probably need to use
onClientClick instead of just onClick.

Where is ASP.NET mentioned? The subject says ASP 3.0 - that's the current
version of classic ASP.

--
Dan

[Phillip Windell]

Re: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

"Daniel Crichton" <msnews@worldof spack.comwrote in message
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Old wrote on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:02 -0700:
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>"Ellie" wrote:

>

I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in my
page. I can put in a function and have a test "alert" box come up
but the "return false" never works no matter what I try. Is there a
problem with that and asp? Thanks

>

>AHA! I saw the posting in the MSIE newsgroup and replied. But now
>that I see you are doing this in ASP.NET, I'll bet I know the answer!

>

>If you are using an ASP.NET control (e.g., an <asp:linkbutton >),
>instead of an ordinary <A HREF=...>, then you probably need to use
>onClientClic k instead of just onClick.

>
>
Where is ASP.NET mentioned? The subject says ASP 3.0 - that's the current
version of classic ASP.

When you look futher to that actual issue being decribed it is Client side
Scripting that is running in the user's browser,...so it is not even ASP at
all of any kind.

--
Phillip Windell

https://www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------

[Bob Barrows [MVP]]

Re: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

Daniel Crichton wrote:

Old wrote on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:02 -0700:
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>"Ellie" wrote:

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>I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in

my >page. I can put in a function and have a test "alert" box
come up >but the "return false" never works no matter what I try.
Is there a >problem with that and asp? Thanks
>

>AHA! I saw the posting in the MSIE newsgroup and replied. But now
>that I see you are doing this in ASP.NET, I'll bet I know the
>answer!

>

>If you are using an ASP.NET control (e.g., an <asp:linkbutton >),
>instead of an ordinary <A HREF=...>, then you probably need to use
>onClientClic k instead of just onClick.

>
>
Where is ASP.NET mentioned?

It must have been in the other group where this was posted.

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[Ellie]

Re: Using a href onclick in asp 3.0 page

Inasmuch as I love a good "AHA", sadly, I am using ASP 3.0 and wrote in the
other group that I have found other people on the internet that are having
similar problems with Vista and IE7 (I bet I didn't mention that!).

This is what I wrote in the inetexplorer.sc ripting thread:

I found this and many other web sites:

http://11heavens.com/IE7-bug-report-onclick-event-handler

It isn't necessary that I use this since I came up with my workaround. I
have Vista (I want to stay current even if it kills me) and IE7 so I'm just
putting this down as "it just doesn't work for me". Thanks


"Bob Barrows [MVP]" <reb01501@NOyah oo.SPAMcomwrote in message
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Daniel Crichton wrote:

>Old wrote on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:40:02 -0700:
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>>"Ellie" wrote:

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> >I am trying to cancel a href by coding onclick="return false" in

> my >page. I can put in a function and have a test "alert" box
> come up >but the "return false" never works no matter what I try.
> Is there a >problem with that and asp? Thanks
>>

>>AHA! I saw the posting in the MSIE newsgroup and replied. But now
>>that I see you are doing this in ASP.NET, I'll bet I know the
>>answer!

>>

>>If you are using an ASP.NET control (e.g., an <asp:linkbutton >),
>>instead of an ordinary <A HREF=...>, then you probably need to use
>>onClientCli ck instead of just onClick.

>>
>>
>Where is ASP.NET mentioned?

>
It must have been in the other group where this was posted.
>
--
Microsoft MVP -- ASP/ASP.NET
Please reply to the newsgroup. The email account listed in my From
header is my spam trap, so I don't check it very often. You will get a
quicker response by posting to the newsgroup.
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