"Moskie" wrote:

> I recently came across an application where the 'src' attribute of a
> script tag was an ASPX file. Like so:
>
> <script language="JavaScript" src="scriptfile.aspx"></script>
>
> This is a new idea for me, and I had some questions about it.
>
> When scriptfile.aspx is processed, is it going to have access to the
> same request object and submitted form variables that the parent page
> has? Will that aspx page be able to access the public and protected
> members with <% %> server tags as the parent page would?
>
> And maybe someone can link me to a guide on the web that details what
> can and can't be done in this situation.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

> If you are going to emit Javascript from an ASPX page, you will need to
> remove everything in the ASPX (Html page) portion except the <@page
> declaration at the top.
> In your Page_Load EventHandler, that is where you would
> Response.Write the string of script.
>
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>
> "Moskie" wrote:
>
> > I recently came across an application where the 'src' attribute of a
> > script tag was an ASPX file. Like so:
> >
> > <script language="JavaScript" src="scriptfile.aspx"></script>
> >
> > This is a new idea for me, and I had some questions about it.
> >
> > When scriptfile.aspx is processed, is it going to have access to the
> > same request object and submitted form variables that the parent page
> > has? Will that aspx page be able to access the public and protected
> > members with <% %> server tags as the parent page would?
> >
> > And maybe someone can link me to a guide on the web that details what
> > can and can't be done in this situation.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >

> That much I understand.
>
> My questions are pertaining to what I actually have access to when that
> aspx page is processing (i.e. in the Page_Load handler). Do I have
> access to the same Requset object as the parent page (the page with the
> script tag)? Or is this going to be a whole new request with a whole
> new request object?
>
> My gut tells me that this is going to be whole new request, and I have
> no way to "pass" anything to it when it is being requested via a script
> tag.... unless ASP.Net is doing something weird that I'm not aware of.
>
> Peter wrote:
>> If you are going to emit Javascript from an ASPX page, you will need to
>> remove everything in the ASPX (Html page) portion except the <@page
>> declaration at the top.
>> In your Page_Load EventHandler, that is where you would
>> Response.Write the string of script.
>>
>> --
>> Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>> UnBlog:
>> http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Moskie" wrote:
>>
>>> I recently came across an application where the 'src' attribute of a
>>> script tag was an ASPX file. Like so:
>>>
>>> <script language="JavaScript" src="scriptfile.aspx"></script>
>>>
>>> This is a new idea for me, and I had some questions about it.
>>>
>>> When scriptfile.aspx is processed, is it going to have access to the
>>> same request object and submitted form variables that the parent page
>>> has? Will that aspx page be able to access the public and protected
>>> members with <% %> server tags as the parent page would?
>>>
>>> And maybe someone can link me to a guide on the web that details what
>>> can and can't be done in this situation.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>