Need help with javascript variable

dozzn · #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 10:23 AM

Hey everyone, this is my first posting!

I have been working on this script for a while but I still haven't figured it out.. I was hoping someone may be able to help.

The following script displays an eBay User's current items:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--//
var myID="solditagain";document.write("<scri"+"pt language='"+"JavaScript' "+"sr"+"c=\"

dozzn · #2 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 10:28 AM

hmm What happened to the rest of the message?

Dubbya · #3 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 11:18 AM

It's a security measure employed to keep hackers from executing malicious scripts. You'll want to use the code delimiters to prevent the script from getting stripped out of your post when you submit it.

Type out your message as usual. When you're ready to paste in your code, just use the opening code delimiter (square bracket, the word "code" and a closing bracket). Paste in your javascript and close the code delimiter with another square bracket, a forward slash and a closing bracket.

It should look something like this:

HTML Code:

[code] 	
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--//
your var = some javascript code goes here.
//-->
</script>[/code]

With the script safely inside the code delimiters, it won't be stripped out of your message.

Go ahead and try posting it again.

.02

dozzn · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 11:50 AM

Hey thanks for the reply!
Let me try this out again...

Ok, my script displays an eBay user's current items.

HTML Code:

[code] <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> </script> [/code]

I want to make it so that users can click on another user's name (a link) and view their current items.

Example:

myname
yourname
bobsname

How to pass the id variable using a link?

I don't want to make out a seperate page for each user, this needs to be 2 pages at the most.
Also, my web host doesn't support PHP...

Is there any other way this can be achieved?

Thanks for your time,
Daniel

Dubbya · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 02:16 PM

How you get the user's ID number will be up to you to figure out, as will figuring out how to dynamically write the hyperlinks in your html page.

Put the items script inside a function, then use a javascript onclick event handler to call the function and pass the user's ID number (solditagain) as a variable in the hyperlink.

confused?

Here's one way to do it using the document.write method:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--//
function viewItems(solditagain){

var myID="solditagain";document.write("<scri"+"pt language='"+"JavaScript' "+"sr"+"c=\"http://lapi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EKServer&paypal=y&popup=y&hdrcolor=ffffff&fs=1&endcolor=ee4444&num=30&cid=0&sortdir=asc&tlecolor=ffcc00&sortby=endtime&track=&srchdesc=n&width=600&siteid=0&bdrcolor=ffffff&logo=1&numbid=y&ai=tedsaodd&prvd=0&fntcolor=000000&sort=MetaEndSort&si="+myID+"&endtime=y&title=Current+listings+for+"+myID+"&img=y\" ebay=\"http:\/\/include.ebaystatic.com\/\"></scr"+"ipt>"); 
}
//-->
</script>

Here's the hyperlink you'd use:

HTML Code:

<a href="#" onclick="viewItems('you have to put the id number here');return false;">View Bob's Items</a>

This will work in Google Chrome, IE6/IE7, Netscape, Opera, Firefox and Safari.

There are those that would recommend using proper DOM (Document Object Model) methods to do this. In this case you get what you paid for. The rest is up to you.

Good Luck.