Re: Window.setInterval not working from asp.net

That was the answer. One thing to add. I put the RegisterStartupScript in
the button click event so it would not start automatically but wait until I
hit the button.

Thanks a lot. This really helps with understanding asp.net and javascript
relationships and using client side programming.

"Brock Allen" <ballen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:347241632481247933942720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Yeah, sorry. I gave you bad javascript for RegisterStartupScript:
>
> <script runat="server">
> private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
> {
> this.RegisterStartupScript("MyInit", "<script>DoInit();</script>");
> }
> </script>
> <script>
> <!--
> function DoInit()
> {
> window.setInterval('foo()', 500);
> }
> function foo()
> {
> document.getElementById('myLabel').innerHTML += 'x';
> }
> -->
> </script>
>
>
>
> -Brock
> DevelopMentor
> http://staff.develop.com/ballen
>
>
>
> > I tried your suggestion and put alerts into both functions and while
> > the first function which has the window.setInterval showed the alert
> > the second function being executed from the setInterval was never
> > executed. No errors appear.
> >
> > I also put the code into my code behind but received the same results.
> >
> > thanks
> > "Brock Allen" <ballen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:344668632480771575352000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> I don't know what the <body> issue is, but in Page_Load try:
> >>
> >> Page.RegisterStartupScript("mystartscript", "startit();")
> >>
> >> -Brock
> >> DevelopMentor
> >> http://staff.develop.com/ballen
> >>> If The script below is exeuted from the onload="startit()" in the
> >>> body tag everything works fine but when I remove the onload and try
> >>> to execute by using the attributes.add from within the Page Load the
> >>> window.setInterval will not execute - there is no message but the
> >>> timer never takes off. I put an alert in the startit() and it did
> >>> appear so the attributes.add is working ok.
> >>>
> >>> Would appreciate any help
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>>
> >>> Private Sub Page Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
> >>> System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
> >>> 'Put user code to initialize the page here
> >>> Me.Button3.Attributes.Add("onClick", "startit()")
> >>> End Sub
> >>> <SCRIPT>
> >>> function startit() {
> >>> window.setInterval("updateTime()",1000);
> >>> }
> >>> var seconds=0;
> >>> function updateTime() {
> >>> // seconds++;
> >>> var timeNow = new Date();
> >>> var hours = timeNow.getHours();
> >>> var minutes = timeNow.getMinutes();
> >>> var seconds = timeNow.getSeconds();
> >>> var timeValue = "" + ((hours >12) ? hours -12 :hours)
> >>> timeValue = ((timeValue <10)? "0":"") + timeValue
> >>> timeValue += ((minutes < 10) ? ":0" : ":") + minutes
> >>> timeValue += ((seconds < 10) ? ":0" : ":") + seconds
> >>> timeValue += (hours >= 12) ? " PM" : " AM"
> >>> document.getElementById("time").innerHTML = timeValue;
> >>> }
> >>> </SCRIPT>
> >>> </HEAD>
> >>> <body MS POSITIONING="GridLayout" onload="startit()">
> >>> <h1>Sample Document</h1>
> >>> <h3>You have been here <b id="time">0</b> seconds.
> >>> </h3>
>
>
>


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