do not understand asp web form behavior

dhx10000 · August 17th, 2006, 04:39 PM

Hi everyone,

I have created a simple web form that passes parameters, via a variable, to a second action page.

The first page, I noticed, I had to write the <form> tag as follows:

<form action="actionPage.asp">

with no 'method' that I am used to writing (method=post).

The problem I am having, which may or may not have to do with the <form> tag is that some of the values of my variables that I am passing to the secondary 'action' page, contain spaces, which are getting truncated. I also noticed that my variables are being passed via the URL string. How can I get this behavior to work like a regular web form, where the values of my variables are not truncated and the values are not passed via the url string?

Here is how I am accepting the variable on the 'action' page

<%=request.queryString("myVar")

example, one of the values of the variable is "Power Management" but it appears as "Power" when I output the variable on the 'action' page.

Thanks,

SR

mat41 · August 17th, 2006, 11:28 PM

;;;I had to write the <form> tag as follows
Why do you have to?

;;;How can I get this behavior to work like a regular web form
Place the method="post" in your form tag to post these values using the form method.

;;;...which are getting truncated
write these variables sourounded in single and double quotes should fix the 'truncation' issue. EG:

response.write "My name is '" & trim(request.queryString("myVar")) & "'

Wind is your friend
Matt

dhx10000 · August 18th, 2006, 12:10 PM

Thanks for the reply, but I guess I'm not quite getting the syntax correctly in my specific situation, in regards to preventing the 'truncation' of my variables.

Here is how I am currently displaying the variable and I'm not sure how I would wrap them in the single and double quotes as you mentioned:

componentName = Request.QueryString("component")

<br><br>Component: <%=Replace(componentName,","," OR ")%></span><Br>

dparsons · August 18th, 2006, 01:05 PM

<%=Replace(componentName,","," OR ")%></

The way that reads above is that you are trying to replace an , with OR as opposed to trying to remove whitespace.
Try something like this:

componentName = trim(Request.QueryString("component"))

also, if this is getting passed be the querystring (in the URL) the space wont exist anyway, the whitespace will be represented by %20 so it would look something like this:

www.mysite.com?component=power%20management

In which case your replace statement should be something like this:

<%=Replace(componentName,"%20","OR")%>

HTH.

"The one language all programmers understand is profanity."

dhx10000 · August 18th, 2006, 01:14 PM

Sorry, there is a misunderstanding. I do NOT want the spaces to be removed, I want them preserved. That 'replace' you see is for something else I am doing. So to keep it simple this is what is happening:

This variable:

componentName = request.QueryString("component")

is displaying like this "SW-Power"

It is supposed to read like this: "SW-Power Management". So that is why I do NOT want it to be truncated. Another user suggested that I surround the variable in single and double quotes but I don't understand, in regards to syntax, how to do it if my variable is within html like this:

componentName = Request.QueryString("component")

<br><br>Component: <%=componentName%></span><Br>

dparsons · August 18th, 2006, 01:26 PM

<form action="actionPage.asp" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="component" value='<%=componentName%'>
<br><br>Component: <%=componentName%></span><Br>
</form>

actionPage.asp:

Dim sComponent
sComponent = Request.Form("component")

that should work for you.

"The one language all programmers understand is profanity."

swizelfritzer · December 13th, 2006, 05:52 PM

I am sorry but I still don't understand this. I guess my question is how do I get the asp page output to read "a bunchofspaces" instead of "a bunchofspaces"

I am brand new to all of this. I hope I do not have to read into array char by char.

Thanks,
Matt

My code is below:
(Attempted something with 'REPLACE' function
<html>
<body>
<form action="reqquery.asp" method="get">
Your name: <input type="text" name="fname" size="20" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>
<%
dim fname
fname=Request.QueryString("fname")
If fname <> "" Then
Response.Write("Hello " & REPLACE(fname, "+", " ") & "!<br />")
Response.Write("How are you today?")
End If
%>
</body>
</html>

Imar · December 13th, 2006, 06:05 PM

Are you talking about the behavior where multiple spaces are replaced by a single one? If so, this is by design in HTML.

You can use   to cause a "non breaking space".

The following in your HTML source

"a       buncho fspaces"

will end up as

"a bunchofspaces"

in the browser.

Cheers,

Imar

swizelfritzer · December 13th, 2006, 06:14 PM

Man .... that was quick. Thanks!

I guess I should review my html before diving into asp

Thanks again,
Matt

Imar · December 13th, 2006, 06:34 PM

You're welcome....

Imar
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