Specify which xml file to load when link is clicked
- by Jason
Good morning,
I would like it so when a link is clicked on the homepage it would load a particular xml file into the next page (the page is called category-list.apsx).
This category list page uses the Repeater Control method to display the xml details on the page. I used the example shown here:
http://www.w3schools.com/aspnet/aspnet_repeater.asp
So at the moment the repeater script looks like:
<script runat="server">
sub Page_Load
if Not Page.IsPostBack then
dim mycategories=New DataSet
mycategories.ReadXml(MapPath("categories.xml"))
categories.DataSource=mycategories
categories.DataBind()
end if
end sub
</script>
After doing some research I did find someone with the same problem and the solution was to insert #tags as part of the link on the homepage (i.e. category-list.apsx#company1results) and then some script on the list page to pick up the correct xml file:
<script type="text/javascript">
var old_onload = window.onload; // Play it safe by respecting onload handlers set by other scripts.
window.onload=function()
{
var categories = document.location.href.substring(document.location.href.indexOf("#")+1);
loadXMLDoc('XML/'+categories+'.xml');
old_onload();
}
</script>
This was from the following link:
http://www.hotscripts.com/forums/javascript/45641-solved-specify-xml-file-load-when-click-link.html
How can I get these two scripts to connect with each other?
Thank you for your time
