Passing parameters from html to javascript

I am trying to pass a value using a parameter in html (asp) to a javascript function. When I try to pass a value inside of a variable <INPUT type="submit" value="Next Youth" name=button1 onclick="OnButton1(tst);"> it simply doesn't work (no error msg - just nothing) while if I put a value in the call <INPUT type="submit" value="Next Youth" name=button1 onclick="OnButton1('5393');"> it works fine. The javascript looks like this:

function OnButton1(tst)
{
var pth = "youth_edit3.asp?cIndex=" + tst;
document.YouthEdit.action = pth;
document.YouthEdit.submit(); // Submit the page
}

I've set tst = "5393" but it won't work when I try to pass it. Only a literal value of '5393' works. What am I doing wrong? Thank you in advance.

What is or where does the variable 'tst' get set?
How are you doing this?
Have to checked to see if the value is being passed correctly to the function?
:confused:

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function OnButton1(tst) { alert(tst); // for testing purposes only
var pth = "youth_edit3.asp?cIndex=" + tst;
document.YouthEdit.action = pth;
document.YouthEdit.submit(); // Submit the page
}

It doesn't seem to matter but in the html part of the code - right before I have the onclick event I can do something like:


<% tst = "5393" %>

It doesn't matter. It won't pass.

Thanks Betty5767

I tried the alert to see the output and if I put '5393' in the call - onclick="OnButton1('5393') I get the alert message before it goes to the page I've requested. If I put tst in then nothing happens at all. And, this after I've set tst = '5393'. So, I'm confused.