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Javascript in ASP
I know this isn't the right place for this kind of question but I'll try my luck......
In HTML there is a way to include a file containing javascript like this: <SCRIPT type="text/javascript" src="thescript.js"></SCRIPT>. This will reduce download overhead if many pages contain the same scripts, you won't have to download the scripts every time. Instead the browser will find the "thescript.js"-file in the cache.
My problem is that I have to implement this in ASP. The javascript is the same for many of the pages, but it has to be genereated. So the file has the extension .asp (thescript.asp). If I try to include this file (SCRIPT type="text/javascript" src="thescript.asp"></SCRIPT>), i get an error-message.
There is no way I can make the javascript static, it has to be genereated. But still the download overhead has to be reduced..... Anybody got a solution?
Thanks in advance!
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Good question. From my knowledge '<SCRIPT type="text/javascript" src="thescript.js"></SCRIPT>' only applies to 'javascripts'. Therefore you would probally have to change the text/javascript to text/asp (only a guess) and that should work. The reason why you keep getting error messages is probally because the browser is trying to read a javascript file, but instead is getting a file that is written in asp. Thus it can't read it and returns error messages. I might have to try this one out and ask around. But I hope this helps.
You could always use generator for flash, which also returns dynamic contents, and i also find that very easy to use.
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Hmm, I changed 'text/javascript' to 'text/asp', and it didn't work. I still get a 'object expected' error.
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ASP baaaaad, PHP/CGI/Perl goooooood!
Nah, whatever works for you! Hmm...I'm not sure how ASP works at all, but maybe it's looking for a valid ASP file instead (in the src section) and is getting something that isn't ASP, hence the Object Expected error. This may or may not have any helpful relevance at all, but I know java is similar. Feel free to laugh in my general direction...:D
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Instead of using <script type="text/javascript" src="whatever.asp"> try <script language="javascript" src="whatever.asp"> and see if that works...
If worst comes to worst, just write an include file that has a function that writes the output of the Javascript dynamically.
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I haven't found a solution yet..... But I'll let you know when I do. Pretty soon, I hope :)
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I finally found the solution to my problem. Here it is:
code for file.asp:
<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE></TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="filejs.asp"></SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY onload="return onLoad();">
</BODY>
</HTML>
code for filejs.asp:
<%@ Language=VBScript %>
Response.ContentType = "application/x-javascript"
Response.Expires = 4000
%>
function onLoad()
{
alert("hi all") ;
}
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It's the 'response.contenttype' that does the trick. It fools the broweser into believing the .asp file is a .js file. The response expires tells the server only to upload the file every 4000 minutes.
