How to call javascript and vbscript function on the same onclick= event?

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  onclick='showthread(); myjsfunction()' language='vbscript'>

somewhat to the effect of the above but does not work. Where showthread is a vbscript function and myjsfunction is a javascript function.

Thank you.

This will not work. You've just mixed server and client-side code. Resolve the issue differently. Tell us what you really want to do — polin
– polin, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 4:44
Try updating your onclick to call a single JS function, and from that function call your VB function. That's how I remembered it working the last time I did this, which was a long time ago, but also I just tried it and it worked (in IE8). @polin - OP has already said what is required. This is all client-side. — nnnnnn
– nnnnnn, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 4:50
@polin: VBScript can be used client-side in IE-based engines. — T.J. Crowder
– T.J. Crowder, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 5:00
@T.J.Crowder well I didn't know that. Eager to know. Can you give any example or reference link. This would be very helpful — polin
– polin, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 5:04

T.J. Crowder · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-21 04:37:44Z

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It seems to me your best bet is to abandon onxyz handlers and hook things up properly via the DOM — or a combination of the two.

For instance, your element could hook up the VBScript via onxyz (I've copied your syntax for that):

<div id="mydiv" onclick="showthread();" language="vbscript">

...and a <script> tag in the document could hook up the JavaScript:

<script>
document.getElementById("mydiv").attachEvent("onclick", myjsfunction);
</script>

(I'm using attachEvent there because I know you're using an IE-based engine, if you're using VBScript.)

Or of course, have two <script> elements (one JavaScript and one VBScript) and hook up both functions via the DOM:

<div id="mydiv">

<script>
document.getElementById("mydiv").attachEvent("onclick", myjsfunction);
</script>

<script type="application/x-vbscript">
document.getElementById("mydiv").attachEvent "onclick", showthread
</script>

(Or whatever the correct MIME type is for VBScript. Or you can probably use language="VBScript" with an IE-based engine.)

answered Nov 21, 2012 at 4:37

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like-a-trainee Over a year ago

how do I attach the event to table row? Because that's where the onclick event is sitting <tr onclick="showthread()...

T.J. Crowder Over a year ago

@like-a-trainee: Using any of the various DOM methods to identify the table row -- getElementById, getElementsByTagName, the rows property... Or, of course, since the click event bubbles, just hook it on the table or tbody element and refer to event.target.

Sophie Alpert · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-21 04:29:09Z

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I'm not very familiar with VBScript but it seems to me that you could do something like

function myjsfunction() {
    window.location = "vbscript:showthread();"

    // other JS code
}

to call the VBScript function from JS. This is certainly hacky but I don't know of any better way.

If it's possible, though, it's probably best to convert to JavaScript entirely.

answered Nov 21, 2012 at 4:29

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like-a-trainee Over a year ago

do we have to do window.location? Can't we keep it in the same window?

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