How do I pass a variable to an include?

[GenevaDude]

I would like to pass a variable to an ASP page. I am using HSVoiceMail.asp, but would like to setup individual pages for each family member so they might view and listen to their own messages.
In the code, this section:
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">
.....
intMailBoxCount = hsp.MBCount
For i = 1 To intMailBoxCount
hsp.MBSort
Set intMailBox = hsp.MBGet(i)
if intMailBox.username = ThisUser then
.... etc
</pre>
I have "if intMailBox.username = ThisUser then"
and can use it if I define the user: ThisUser = "Sheri", but I'd like to pass the name from another asp, as in:
&lt;!-- #include file="HSVoiceMail.asp" --&gt;

regards

GenevaDude

[paugusto]

Add:

ThisUser = Request.QueryString("ThisUser")
'Set a default user if none passed
If ThisUser = "" Then ThisUser = "DefaultUser"

to HSVoiceMail.asp and then launch it with:

HSVoiceMail.asp?ThisUser=Sheri

as your link.


Paul

[Rupp]

The easiest way is to pass it on a querystring.
Like, HSVoiceMail.asp?username=meme

Here's an example:
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">
-----------------------File1.asp----------------------
&lt;HTML&gt;
&lt;HEAD&gt;
&lt;/HEAD&gt;
&lt;BODY&gt;
&lt;A HREF="File2.asp?language=ASP&type=general"&gt;Query sample&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;/BODY&gt;
&lt;/HTML&gt;

-----------------------File2.asp----------------------
&lt;%
For Each item In Request.QueryString
Response.Write(item & " = " & Request.QueryString(item) & VbCrLf)
Next
%&gt;
</pre>

-Rupp

How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?

[Rupp]

I know that your response was not here when I started typing and I also know it didn't take me 4 minutes to type in my response. I wouldn't have answered knowing you had answered. Is this a problem on my machine or on this board? Anyway sorry for the double reply.

-Rupp

How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?

[GenevaDude]

Hey thanks to both of you. The trick I needed was in the "SelectVoiceMail.asp?ThisUser=Sheri" part. (I renamed the file for my edits so the original would be preserved.)

What I did for each individual is:
striptags = false
port = 8080
host = "http://192.168.x.x"
page = "/SelectVoiceMail.asp?ThisUser=Sheri"
WebPage = hs.GetURL(host, page, strip_tags, port)

and then a bit further down:

&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" align="center" width=100%&gt;
&lt;%Response.Write WebPage%&gt;

Probably a bit unconventional but it works. This way I get the phone messages in my kids web page with all the other stuff they want on it.

regards,


GenevaDude