Embed code doesn't evaluate

[z1freeride]

I've found out that I can't do this:

OnClientClick='var a = <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "field") %>;'

Doing that just outputs the text and does not evaluate what's in the server tag.

How do I correctly evaluate that expression so that it outputs the contents of the data?

[Plater]

All you appear to be doing in that statement is creating a local javascript varriable a and assigning it some value. Even if the statement was eval'd, it would still do nothing.
What are you trying to achieve?

[z1freeride]

I simplified the code to focus on only one issue. The javascript that I have on my live page is a lot longer and works fine. I'm just trying to get the embed code working.

[Plater]

Well the reason I asked is because you set the javascript onclick attribute in the "code" file instead of trying to do it in the aspx file