silly question - simply pop up a message

[James]

Hello,

have not touched asp.net in a while and really only have done a little with
it a few years ago... I'm starting a project now and of course can't seem to
remember the simplest things... I need to just popup a message, like
msgbox("kjdkfjdjf") in good old client side vbscript... I'm using c#. Just
looking to use the most basic of debugging method... popup a message so I
know the right code is running! hehe.

 

[sloan]

http://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/JavaScript_with_ASP_NET_2_0_Pages_Part1.aspx

javascript:alert I think is what you're asking about

??

Keep in mind that Asp.Net can be coded in C# on the server side, but at the
end of the day it is pretty much just a super cool way to send html and
javascript down to the client.

 

[James]

yes, vbscript's msgbox does the same as javascript's alert.... I'll try
that. Thanks for the reply!

 

[James]

thanks for the reply Mark. Yes I know... I really should get in the habit of
using the provided debugging tools.. I'm just very used to very quickly
popping in a message box to see that I'm in a particular procedure or what
the value of a particular variable is at that particular time... quick and
dirty, yes, but also effective. I think I will take your advice though and
start using the provided tools.

thanks for the reply.

 

[sloan]

I agree with Mark,

Its not 1999 or 2000 anymore.

javascript:alert

Get rid of the msgbox stuff and IE specific syntax.

 

[James]

thanks all for the good info... It is good the community is helpful and
steers people in the right direction. I do just want to add a little more
info to clarify my situation though so I don't look like I'm coming from
1999 hehe.

I'm wrapping up a project where there was a pretty elaborate GUI to a system
that was largely made up of many WSH scripts... this was more in the world
of system administration and not web design/programming. Its an HTA
(hypertext application) which uses mshta.exe, which is basically IE, to run
a GUI front-end to these scripts. So the msgbox pop up messages I was
refering to being used to using were from this... vbscript was just fine for
this project.

Now I have shifted gears and started work on web app (first one if a couple
years). And 'response.write' is what I was really looking for... I didn't
ask the question very well.

thanks again.

I agree with Mark,

Its not 1999 or 2000 anymore.

javascript:alert

Get rid of the msgbox stuff and IE specific syntax.

 

[sloan]

I agree with Mark.

Using Response.Write in an asp.net application is a backwards step to asp,
99% of the time.

And what you're describing is not in the 1% category.