ASP Links

[buchannon]

Hi I'm totally new to ASP and was
1) wondering if someone could point me to a good tutorial. I've found a couple but they seem shorter than other language tutorials.
2) How do you link stuff using ASP?

<a href="http://www.unco.edu/dss/testlink.asp?name=
<%
response.write(yourname)
%>
> Work? </a>

doesn't work, and:

<%
response.write("<a href="http://www.unco.edu/dss/testlink.asp?name=" & yourname & ">Did this work?</a>"")
%>

Doesn't work either. I tried replacing the inner " marks with " but that didn't work either.

[rdove]

Well, your quotes in both are a little off, but I don't see any major issues:

<a href="http://www.unco.edu/dss/testlink.asp?name=<% response.write(yourname) %>">Work?</a>

<%
response.write("<a href='http://www.unco.edu/dss/testlink.asp?name=" & yourname & "'>Did this work?</a>") 
%>

[buchannon]

Ah thank you. So when you want to use quotes inside a quote you just use the single ' ?

[buchannon]

I had another n00bie question if anyone can answer real quick: on an if/then statement in java, can there not be a line break in between them? I always thought when it compiled all the extra space was deleted but when I do put more than a space between the if and then parts it gives me a syntax error.

[rdove]

Originally Posted by buchannon

Ah thank you. So when you want to use quotes inside a quote you just use the single ' ?

Thats correct. If you just have to use double quotes double them up like ""String"" and it will work that way for you as well.

I had another n00bie question if anyone can answer real quick: on an if/then statement in java, can there not be a line break in between them? I always thought when it compiled all the extra space was deleted but when I do put more than a space between the if and then parts it gives me a syntax error.

I don't remember much about java, it has been about 3 years since i've even seen it. You should post your queston in the java forum. I'm sure those folks will be able to help you out.

[buchannon]

I meant in VB not java sorry... I've noticed with java I can put crap anywhere it it always works, I'm totally new to VB and it seems to be picky about crap like line breaks and stuff... just wondering if there was a formal rule on it or something. Thanks!

[buchannon]

PS, both of those are nice sites Ryan.

[rdove]

In VB if you have an if/then statement there can be multiple lines you just have to follow it with an end if

For example:

These 2 statements are valid:

If strVar <> "" Then Response.Write(strVar)

If strVar <> "" Then
  Response.Write(strVar)
End If

This is invalid and will throw a compile error:

If strVar <> "" Then
  Response.Write(strVar)

[sde]

Originally Posted by buchannon

PS, both of those are nice sites Ryan.

oh yeah, especially the beverley mitchell site

[buchannon]

haha... yeah...

Even when I was typing it:

if
blar = 3
then
response.write("Are we having fun yet?")
end if

it gives me a syntax error. But when I move everything but the 'end if' to one line, it works fine.

[rdove]

Originally Posted by sde

oh yeah, especially the beverley mitchell site

Yea...unfortunately that site will be closing in Feb. 2005. I don't have much time to update it these days and hosting is costing my too much $$. Since I use a ton of bandwidth and get so many hits, there realy is no cheap windows hosting alterntive. So I decided to close the site when my hsoting contract is up.

So it will be closed for good unless someone wants to buy it from me

[rdove]

Originally Posted by buchannon

haha... yeah...

Even when I was typing it:

it gives me a syntax error. But when I move everything but the 'end if' to one line, it works fine.

Yea you can't separate it all like that unfortunately

[buchannon]

Ah ok thank you again rdove