displaying asp variable stored in db in an asp page

[Jennifer Smith]

I am modifiying a database driven application. I need to store the
following information and then have it shown in an asp page.

<table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
<tr>
<td>
<span class="Normal">
Meeting:
</span>
</td>
<td colspan="3">
<span class="Normal">
<b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

When I load the page the section where the table should show is blank.
When I view source I see exactly the same code as above.

So - it is not interpreting the <%=%> as response.write the variable
strMeetingTitle that is set in the page before this database part is
written.

Any ideas on how to get this to work?

Thanks!!!

[Ray at]

Is this a page with a .ASP extension?

Ray at work

"Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:403E69EC.72BC0CA@nospam.com...

> I am modifiying a database driven application. I need to store the
> following information and then have it shown in an asp page.
>
> <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> <tr>
> <td>
> <span class="Normal">
> Meeting:
> </span>
> </td>
> <td colspan="3">
> <span class="Normal">
> <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> </span>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> When I load the page the section where the table should show is blank.
> When I view source I see exactly the same code as above.
>
> So - it is not interpreting the <%=%> as response.write the variable
> strMeetingTitle that is set in the page before this database part is
> written.
>
> Any ideas on how to get this to work?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
>
>
>

[Jennifer Smith]

Yes.

"Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" wrote:

> Is this a page with a .ASP extension?
>
> Ray at work
>
> "Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:403E69EC.72BC0CA@nospam.com...

> > I am modifiying a database driven application. I need to store the
> > following information and then have it shown in an asp page.
> >
> > <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> > <tr>
> > <td>
> > <span class="Normal">
> > Meeting:
> > </span>
> > </td>
> > <td colspan="3">
> > <span class="Normal">
> > <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> > </span>
> > </td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> >
> > When I load the page the section where the table should show is blank.
> > When I view source I see exactly the same code as above.
> >
> > So - it is not interpreting the <%=%> as response.write the variable
> > strMeetingTitle that is set in the page before this database part is
> > written.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to get this to work?
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >

[Ray at]

Is it on an IIS server? Tell us about the server.

Ray at work

"Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:403E6DA8.A4A02C0A@nospam.com...

> Yes.
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" wrote:
>

> > Is this a page with a .ASP extension?
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:403E69EC.72BC0CA@nospam.com...

> > > I am modifiying a database driven application. I need to store the
> > > following information and then have it shown in an asp page.
> > >
> > > <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> > > <tr>
> > > <td>
> > > <span class="Normal">
> > > Meeting:
> > > </span>
> > > </td>
> > > <td colspan="3">
> > > <span class="Normal">
> > > <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> > > </span>
> > > </td>
> > > </tr>
> > > </table>
> > >
> > > When I load the page the section where the table should show is blank.
> > > When I view source I see exactly the same code as above.
> > >
> > > So - it is not interpreting the <%=%> as response.write the variable
> > > strMeetingTitle that is set in the page before this database part is
> > > written.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how to get this to work?
> > >
> > > Thanks!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

>

[Ray at]

p.s.

In IIS manager, pull up the properties of your site or application. Click
"Configuration" in the Application Settings area. In the Application
Mappings, there should be an entry like:

Extension Executeable Path Verbs
..asp C:\Winnt\System32\inetsrv\asp.dll GET,HEAD,POST,TRACE

This assumes that your %systemroot% is C:\Winnt.

Ray at work


"Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:403E6DA8.A4A02C0A@nospam.com...

> Yes.
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" wrote:
>

> > Is this a page with a .ASP extension?
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:403E69EC.72BC0CA@nospam.com...

> > > I am modifiying a database driven application. I need to store the
> > > following information and then have it shown in an asp page.
> > >
> > > <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> > > <tr>
> > > <td>
> > > <span class="Normal">
> > > Meeting:
> > > </span>
> > > </td>
> > > <td colspan="3">
> > > <span class="Normal">
> > > <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> > > </span>
> > > </td>
> > > </tr>
> > > </table>
> > >
> > > When I load the page the section where the table should show is blank.
> > > When I view source I see exactly the same code as above.
> > >
> > > So - it is not interpreting the <%=%> as response.write the variable
> > > strMeetingTitle that is set in the page before this database part is
> > > written.
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how to get this to work?
> > >
> > > Thanks!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

>

[Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]]

Hi Jennifer,

Do you mean that "<%=strMeetingTitle%>" works in Response.Write, however,
it doesn't work in that table?

Thanks.

Best regards,
Yanhong Huang
Microsoft Community Support

Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[Jennifer Smith]

I hope this will explain it better.

On my asp page I have a database query where retrieve values. One of the
fields is called - lets say - header_field

header_field has the the following code:
<table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
<tr>
<td>
<span class="Normal">
Meeting:
</span>
</td>
<td colspan="3">
<span class="Normal">
<b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

When the database field - rs("header_field") is written to the page - it shows
the table as is, and the <%=%> is not taken as an asp variable.

Hope that explains better :)

"Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Jennifer,
>
> Do you mean that "<%=strMeetingTitle%>" works in Response.Write, however,
> it doesn't work in that table?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
> Yanhong Huang
> Microsoft Community Support
>
> Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[Ray at]

You see <%=strMeetingTitle%> in a view source? Is that what you're saying?
Did you read and consider my other two posts?

Ray at work

"Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:403F621A.C87CEAF8@nospam.com...

> I hope this will explain it better.
>
> On my asp page I have a database query where retrieve values. One of the
> fields is called - lets say - header_field
>
> header_field has the the following code:
> <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> <tr>
> <td>
> <span class="Normal">
> Meeting:
> </span>
> </td>
> <td colspan="3">
> <span class="Normal">
> <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> </span>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> When the database field - rs("header_field") is written to the page - it

shows

> the table as is, and the <%=%> is not taken as an asp variable.
>
> Hope that explains better :)
>
> "Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]" wrote:
>

> > Hi Jennifer,
> >
> > Do you mean that "<%=strMeetingTitle%>" works in Response.Write,

however,

> > it doesn't work in that table?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Yanhong Huang
> > Microsoft Community Support
> >
> > Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

rights.

>

[Jennifer Smith]

Windows2000 using iis5 - and I checked the configuration. It is as you
mentioned in your post.

I think the problem is I am trying to display a variable in a variable :P

And yes I see <%=strMeetingTitle%> in a view source.

"Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" wrote:

> You see <%=strMeetingTitle%> in a view source? Is that what you're saying?
> Did you read and consider my other two posts?
>
> Ray at work
>
> "Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:403F621A.C87CEAF8@nospam.com...

> > I hope this will explain it better.
> >
> > On my asp page I have a database query where retrieve values. One of the
> > fields is called - lets say - header_field
> >
> > header_field has the the following code:
> > <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> > <tr>
> > <td>
> > <span class="Normal">
> > Meeting:
> > </span>
> > </td>
> > <td colspan="3">
> > <span class="Normal">
> > <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> > </span>
> > </td>
> > </tr>
> > </table>
> >
> > When the database field - rs("header_field") is written to the page - it

> shows

> > the table as is, and the <%=%> is not taken as an asp variable.
> >
> > Hope that explains better :)
> >
> > "Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]" wrote:
> >

> > > Hi Jennifer,
> > >
> > > Do you mean that "<%=strMeetingTitle%>" works in Response.Write,

> however,

> > > it doesn't work in that table?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Yanhong Huang
> > > Microsoft Community Support
> > >
> > > Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

> rights.

> >

[Ray at]

If you are seeing <%=strMeetingTitle%> in a view source, your page is NOT
being processed by the asp engine. This is why I posted the other things I
posted, asking if you're on an IIS server, if this is an ASP page, if you
have the .asp extension mapped to asp.dll...

Ray at work

"Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:403F69D6.4763142B@nospam.com...

> Windows2000 using iis5 - and I checked the configuration. It is as you
> mentioned in your post.
>
> I think the problem is I am trying to display a variable in a variable :P
>
> And yes I see <%=strMeetingTitle%> in a view source.
>
> "Ray at <%=sLocation%> [MVP]" wrote:
>

> > You see <%=strMeetingTitle%> in a view source? Is that what you're

saying?

> > Did you read and consider my other two posts?
> >
> > Ray at work
> >
> > "Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:403F621A.C87CEAF8@nospam.com...

> > > I hope this will explain it better.
> > >
> > > On my asp page I have a database query where retrieve values. One of

the

> > > fields is called - lets say - header_field
> > >
> > > header_field has the the following code:
> > > <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> > > <tr>
> > > <td>
> > > <span class="Normal">
> > > Meeting:
> > > </span>
> > > </td>
> > > <td colspan="3">
> > > <span class="Normal">
> > > <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> > > </span>
> > > </td>
> > > </tr>
> > > </table>
> > >
> > > When the database field - rs("header_field") is written to the page -

it

> > shows

> > > the table as is, and the <%=%> is not taken as an asp variable.
> > >
> > > Hope that explains better :)
> > >
> > > "Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Jennifer,
> > > >
> > > > Do you mean that "<%=strMeetingTitle%>" works in Response.Write,

> > however,

> > > > it doesn't work in that table?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Yanhong Huang
> > > > Microsoft Community Support
> > > >
> > > > Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no

> > rights.

> > >

>

[Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]]

Hi Jennifer,

I totally agree with Ray here. If ASP engineer works well, it will parse
<%=strMeetingTitle%> correctly in server side and render it to
corresponding HTML in client side. If you still see <%=strMeetingTitle%> in
view->source, that means the variable is not rendered correctly in server
side.

So what we need to do is:
1) Check whether web server supports ASP programming
2) Check whether .ASP file is mapped correctly in web server

Thanks.

Best regards,
Yanhong Huang
Microsoft Community Support

Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[Stephen Willingham]

Hello Jennifer

Maybe I'm way off base here...

Are you storing vbscript code inside of ASP delimiters as part of a string contained
in the database? I don't think you can Response.Write the string that you return from
the db and expect the asp portions inside the string to execute. Won't the browser
just render the <%=strMeetingTitle%> as text?

Perhaps you could replace <%=strMeetingTitle%> in the database with a token, and then
before writing it to the page do something like

str = Replace(rs("header_field"), "<<token>>", strMeetingTitle))
Response.Write str

--
HTH,
Stephen


"Jennifer Smith" <jennifer@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:403F621A.C87CEAF8@nospam.com...

> I hope this will explain it better.
>
> On my asp page I have a database query where retrieve values. One of the
> fields is called - lets say - header_field
>
> header_field has the the following code:
> <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0">
> <tr>
> <td>
> <span class="Normal">
> Meeting:
> </span>
> </td>
> <td colspan="3">
> <span class="Normal">
> <b><%=strMeetingTitle%></b>
> </span>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> When the database field - rs("header_field") is written to the page - it shows
> the table as is, and the <%=%> is not taken as an asp variable.
>
> Hope that explains better :)
>
> "Yan-Hong Huang[MSFT]" wrote:
>

> > Hi Jennifer,
> >
> > Do you mean that "<%=strMeetingTitle%>" works in Response.Write, however,
> > it doesn't work in that table?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Yanhong Huang
> > Microsoft Community Support
> >
> > Get Secure! ¨C [url]www.microsoft.com/security[/url]
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

>