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for example..I copy your code above paste into new document save as test5.asp
the page never asks for any user input....
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so my question is this WHY do all of the examples posted on the internet show the 'results' as being properly formatted html?
when clearly they do not work that way, when copied and pasted into a new blank document the results in no way match what is being shown as an example?
it can not be 'my crap' html that is at fault; when I copy directly from a page that shows one thing, and produces an entirely different result.
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You are not asking the right questions. Your question has exactly ZERO to do with "formatting". Your only problem is that your server is not even executing the code in the first place. If it were, you would not see any ASP code at all, regardless of "formatting", you would only see the RESULT of the ASP code (what it outputs). That's what threw me off about your question, you're talking about formatting and how the text looks when the problem is that you're not even executing the code in the first place. You need to research how to configure IIS to execute ASP and how to make that happen, because that is what the problem is. The URL in your browser should start with http://localhost/ in order for the web server to respond and invoke the ASP processor.
<%@LANGUAGE="JSCRIPT"%><% Response.Write("Test 1<br>");for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) { Response.Write(i + "<br>");}%>If you can run that and see anything except "Test 1" followed by the numbers 0 through 9, then your server IS NOT executing the ASP code.it returns
Test 10123456789so the server IS running....what is NOT working from other examples is the returned formatting....
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A basic Response.write("Hello World") like davej showed you cannot possibly fail.
IT does fail to retain proper formatting....did you read what I posted?
I did not say it failed to function....it doesn't stay formatted such to remain useful - unless ugly web pages are an acceptable result of using ASP?
<% ccID="34" response.write(" Hello World! "); %>is what shows in the browser window - WHY?
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If the examples aren't working then the problem is with your server's configuration.
give me something you know works so that we can test that theory?
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That isn't what you are seeking, for example with the code below you want to see Hello World.
<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><%response.write("<h1>Hello World!</h1>");%></body></html>You are right it is NOT what I am after....a copy and paste of your code directly into a new empty file....a SAVE AS
to test3.asp
yields the exact same loss of formatting....
<% ccID="34" response.write(" Hello World! "); %>how do people post all these bogus examples that DO NOT work? And this isn't directed at you specifically....just a general question about ALL the examples littering the Internet that DO NOT WORK!
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Any browser will work, browsers do not need to support any server-side technology. Make sure you are using a URL that starts with http: when you are accessing that file. Double-clicking on it or using a file: URL will not work.
copying the files to the inetpub folder still yields the same as previous...only change is web address....
can NO ONE post a sample of ASP that actually maintains it's formatting?
And again NOTHING I can find anywhere on the web actually works to return 'formatted' text on a web page, even the simple "Hello World" statments fail to display as formatted text minus the ASP code and code tags <% ffljhf;fh;sflflahff;alslsfsldff%>
I can learn a lot from what DOES work, more than I can links to stuff that fails exactly as my code attempts fail
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If you are seeing the ASP code in the browser then your server is not executing the ASP code. Make sure you are using a web server that actually supports ASP, and that your file has a .asp extension (not .html).
pretty sure I enabled IIS prior to trying the ASP code.....which browser(s) would work as
NOTHING shows up in Explorer (IE) and only poorly formatted copy of original code shows in Chrome?
One would think that both of them would support ASP pages? If not the two biggest browsers then who?
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See how? As a visible rendered result? As a "view source" result? You have these files loaded onto a server?
when I try to preview in Chrome or IE the results bear no resemblance to a formatted web page as I have tried to show....
this is why I am asking for a sample that IS formatted and WILL display correctly in browser window....as NOTHING I have found on web will directly copy and paste AND display as they show them on the various tutorial sites..it is as there is some small piece of information INTENTIONALLY being left out.
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See the examples on these pages?
I copy and paste directly the example from those links....the formatting DOES NOT follow through to the web page.
this is what I copy and paste and save to new document:
<%@ language="javascript"%><!DOCTYPE html><html><body><%Response.Write("Hello World!")%></body></html>this is what I see on web page....
<%@ language="javascript"%> <% ccID="63" Response.Write("Hello World!") %>Not to be too obtuse...how about post a sample that actually maintains formatting when viewed in browser? Because so far not one single example I am finding on the web translates into a usable result.
ZERO
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Try...
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><title>tab</title></head><body><%response.write("Hello World!")%><%fname=Request.form("fname")lname=Request.form("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%><%fname=Request.querystring("fname")lname=Request.querystring("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%></body></html>...but I suspect that each of your code lines needs to end with a semi-colon.
even with ASP? and not how it was show on thee tutorial page??? man this stuff sure lacks transparency at least if one is just starting to learn and apply it
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This is why I wanted you to show us heard_sizer.html. Your whole approach is non-standard. You can't insert a body into a body. You can only have one head and one body in a document.
at this point I'm not even concerned with heard sizer......
<%response.write("Hello World!")%><%fname=Request.form("fname")lname=Request.form("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%><%fname=Request.querystring("fname")lname=Request.querystring("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%>I want to know why this doesn't format, or appear to work correctly at all...and it is a direct copy and paste from a tutorial...
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Where in my code above do you find more than two buttons?
That is the source of my question I don't 'see' TWO sets of buttons in your code, yet it displays two sets of buttons in browser.
See the attached image above....
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I started with one button and then thought two buttons might be less confusing for a user. You can of course add any other id's that you need.
Let me clarify my question about the buttons, there are two of each...only one set doesn't function at all.
Was that intentional, or an accident of formatting?
I ask because I can't seem to get rid of the extra buttons?
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Well, for starters, it looks like your page has a structure like this:
<!doctype><head><html><form>...</form><font><body>...</body></html><body><body>...</body></html>
Obviously major problems with that structure, review the HTML tutorials to figure out where to put the various pieces. Other than that, I'm not sure what this means:what I mean is this is what shows up when I view the page in explorer...
First this
Second version using stored functionTotal Head Calculate Heard Total Head = Milking Head = Young Stock = First Name: Last Name:
a copy and paste from the page doesn't grab the submit buttons...
However once the data is entered and submitted; the page returns :
<!DOCTYPE html> <head> <HTML> <BODY> <This page was last refreshed on <%= Now() %>. </BODY> </HTML> <body><body><%response.write("Hello World!")%><%fname=Request.form("fname")lname=Request.form("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%><%fname=Request.querystring("fname")lname=Request.querystring("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%> </body></html>so, while the form and the buttons appear to work...what ASP is returning bears no resemblance the neatly formatted response form the sample pages I'm studying?
I get the feeling they are not showing everything.
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how or why does this asp NOT format correctly on the web page?
<!DOCTYPE html> <head> <HTML>
<form method="post" action="welcome.asp">First Name: <input type="text" name="fname" value="">Last Name: <input type="text" name="lname" value=""><input type="submit" value="Submit"></form><font face="MS Gothic"><%fname=Request.form("fname")lname=Request.form("lname")response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>")response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>")%><BODY> <This page was last refreshed on <%= Now() %>. </BODY> </HTML> <body> <body> <% response.write("Hello World!") %> <% fname=Request.form("fname") lname=Request.form("lname") response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>") response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>") %> <% fname=Request.querystring("fname") lname=Request.querystring("lname") response.write("<p>Hello " & fname & " " & lname & "!</p>") response.write("<p>Welcome to my Web site!</p>") %> </body> </html>
The form appears to write to the welcome.asp file, yet the output is only the code not the input...??? so many questions
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Can I give the input(s) an ID?
<h2>Input stuff</h2><p>Input stuff1</p><input id= "Input1" input type="text" placeholder="input1"/></div><div id="outdiv"><h2>Output stuff</h2><p>$(#Input1)</p>
Would this be how I get that information to show up in the output?
Also why are there two of each button? One that works and one that doesn't?
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A couple of good things to consider....Let me see how well this fits...
One of the differences between knowledge and wisdom.
One might know how to do something.
Another might be wise enough to know not to.
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I am considering trying to do something like this....
Data on one page (form) to be sent or read by another page as Java Script..so that I can separate the input form from the results page for clarity.
Calculations page >>>> Feeds values to a graphical results page....at this moment I want to use a script IF possible as this is a local development with no 'server' side processes.
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I am considering trying to do something like this....
Data on one page (form) to be sent or read by another page as Java Script..so that I can separate the input form from the results page for clarity.
Calculations page >>>> Feeds values to a graphical results page....at this moment I want to use a script IF possible as this is a local development with no 'server' side processes.
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OK, I got that part solved...I had the file open in an editor and it wouldn't load.
I'm assuming a file sharing issue.
Thanks to all that helped!
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I was reluctant to get involved in this thread because my jQuery skills are limited, however you do not seem to be approaching this in a logical manner. For example, what are these two html files you are loading? You have not shown them to us. Have you tried loading simpler, smaller test files? Can you boil this down to a simple test-case where the code is so simple and small that you could show us all of it? Replace "heard_size.html" with a simpler, smaller file.
one could substitute any html page for those listed in the code.
the issue is the dairy planner html loads....
the heard sizer does not, yet the alert does alert...so part of it is firing.
It may not be 'good' or 'proper', I may just wind up dumping all of it into a single document and formatting it
after I know the pieces work as desired.
However I was attempting to do this as neatly as possible from the start....in this case eloquence my die for effectiveness.
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I can't find a lot of information about what Coffeecup uses to execute Javascript. It looks like it is Windows-only so it might be using the IE components to render the page and execute Javascript, but I'm not sure. It would be interesting to know if your code runs in IE.Can you put the page online anywhere for us to look at?
Yes, it 'runs' in IE, however it fails in the same manner.
The Load Dairy Planner portion loads. OK
The load heard sizer does not; yet the 'alert'! does alert.
It would be nice to know why it doesn't work.
Nicer still to see a sample of code that does. (fully) As the earlier suggestion fails in the same fashion as mine.
The only lesson I'm getting from this is what doesn't work, not why it doesn't....which would be helpful.
And no good example of what does work, which would be even more educational.
However, thanks for the help so far!
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"Trust but verify." My mistake.
Isn't it kind of weird to be loading an html document into a div anyway? Why not hide/show?
something to consider - that...
Thanks!
asp and formatting
in ASP
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OK, I think I have it worked out....my 'form' request for user input can go on a HTML page....
The response is fed to an ASP page...that needs formatting on the back end due to ASP not caring about 'whitespace'