Re: query strings and javascript

In a message dated 28/08/00 20:11:07 GMT Daylight Time, klai(at)rs1winc.com 
writes:

> does anyone know how javascript handles query string passed variables?
>  ie- if you have a link --> <A HREF="somehref.html?variablename=value">
>  this link is passed into the next page, i want to be able to do a
>  document.write(variablename); and have the appropriate value output
>  
>  any ideas?</A>

You're looking for how to use the location.search object. A useful article 
"Passing Data Between Pages via URLs" by Danny Goodman is at (watch out - 
long URL may wrap):

http://developer.netscape.com/viewsource/goodman_url_pass/goodman_url_pass.htm
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HTH
Keith Bell

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