server.execute

[Leeus]

I have created a page that will fire an e-mail off but it needs 4 variables every time. Ideally I wanted to use the server.execute or similar method just to run the page then close it.

[head8k]

Sorry, what is your question exactly?

[Leeus]

Sorry its just I cannot pass the variables using server.execute, well at least I think I can't!! Is there any other way?

[head8k]

Stick them in a session variable? pass them on the querystring to your new page? set a cookie and pick it up on the next page?

[raven]

Why not just include the email script at the execution point in the page, then the variables can be called from the existing page.

[whammy]

Post the page to itself, and only send the email (using a subroutine) if all of the variables pass your validation criteria?

That's the way I usually do stuff in ASP, anyway.

[Leeus]

Of course, cheers Whammy.

Is it better to put it in a sub or Func?

[whammy]

Unless you need to return a value, use a Sub...

Subs can accept parameters to process, but not return values...

Functions are designed to return a value... i.e.:

http://www.solidscripts.com/downloads/functions.txt

P.S. for an example of this technique of calling different subroutines depending on your logic, check this script out (it's a very simple one, but it should give you the idea):

http://www.solidscripts.com/email.txt

Since Visual Basic Scripting Edition is not Object Oriented, I took the BASIC (the language, I mean) approach I learned as a kid and applied it to VBScript... I used to use a BUNCH of Subroutines (not to mention DATA statements!) in BASIC when it was popular.

:)