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An example of a Classic ASP module implemented in JavaScript. This one reads from a SQL database, does content negotiation, returning a query result as Text, XML, JSON, or HTML.
<%@ language="Javascript" %>
<script language="javascript" runat="server" src='json2.js'></script>
<script language="javascript" runat="server" src='stringExtensions.js'></script>
<script language="javascript" runat="server" src='contentNego.js'></script>
<script language="javascript" runat="server">
(function() {
// In an ASP scenario, this fn gets "exported"
// to the global namespace, outside the scope of the
// containing anonymous function.
processRequest = function() {
var method = (Request.ServerVariables('REQUEST_METHOD') + '').toLowerCase();
switch (method) {
case 'get':
handleGet();
break;
case 'options':
header('Allow: GET, OPTIONS');
break;
default:
status('405 Method Not Allowed');
break;
}
};
// All fns defined with normal syntax are available only
// within this scope, but to all within this scope via
// function hoisting.
function header(str) {
var ix = str.indexOf(':'),
name = str.substring(0, ix),
value = str.substr(ix + 1);
Response.AddHeader(name, value);
}
function status(line) {
Response.Status = line;
}
function formatAsText(r) {
var x = '', i, L = r.length, row, p;
for (i=0; i<L; i++) {
row = r[i];
for (p in row) {
if (row.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
x += p + ': ' + row[p] + '\n';
}
}
}
return x;
}
function formatAsXml(r) {
var x = '<root>', i, L = r.length, row, p;
for (i=0; i<L; i++) {
x += '<item>';
row = r[i];
for (p in row) {
if (row.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
x += '<' + p + '>' + row[p] + '</' + p + '>';
}
}
x += '</item>';
}
x += '</root>';
return x;
}
function htmlPageHeader() {
var h = '<html>\n<head>\n <title>Query SQL from JS</title>\n' +
'<style type="text/css">\n' +
'body{font-family:sans-serif;}\n' +
'table{' +
' border-spacing:0;\n' +
' border-collapse:collapse;\n' +
' font-size:11pt;\n' +
' border-top:1px solid #888;border-left:1px solid #888;\n' +
' border-bottom:0px none #888;border-right:0px none #888;\n' +
' margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:0;}\n' +
'thead th, tbody td{' +
' padding:0.2em 0.3em;\n' +
' margin:0;\n' +
' border-right:1px solid #888;border-bottom:1px solid #888;\n' +
' border-left:0px none #888;border-top:0px none #888;}\n' +
'thead th{background-color:rgb(221, 221, 255);}\n' +
'tbody td{text-align:left;}\n' +
'</style>\n' +
'</head>\n' +
'<body>\n' +
'<h2>Query MSSQL from Javascript in ASP</h2>\n';
return h;
}
function htmlPageTrailer() {
var t = '</body></html>';
return t;
}
function tablify(a) {
var L = a.length, i, r = '<table>', row, p;
if (L>0){
row = a[0];
r += '<thead><tr>';
for (var p in row) {
if (row.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
r += '<th>' + p + '</th>';
}
}
r += '</tr></thead><tbody>';
for (i=0;i<L;i++) {
row = a[i];
r += '<tr>';
for (var p in row) {
if (row.hasOwnProperty(p)) {
r += '<td>' + row[p] + '</td>';
}
}
r += '</tr>';
}
r += '</tbody>';
}
r += '</tbody></table>';
return r;
}
function formatAsHtml(r) {
var x = htmlPageHeader() +
tablify(r) + htmlPageTrailer();
return x;
}
function handleGet() {
var t = Request.QueryString('like') + '',
token = (t == 'undefined') ? null:t,
r = queryDb(token),
cnego = CNego.figureDesiredContentType(),
output;
header('Content-Type: ' + cnego[0]);
switch (cnego[1]) {
case CNego.contentFlavor.HTML:
Response.Write(formatAsHtml(r));
break;
case CNego.contentFlavor.XML:
Response.Write(formatAsXml(r));
break;
case CNego.contentFlavor.JSON:
Response.Write(JSON.stringify(r));
break;
case CNego.contentFlavor.Text:
Response.Write(formatAsText(r));
break;
}
}
function byLastName(a, b) {
var nameA = a.lname, nameB = b.lname;
if (nameA < nameB) //sort string ascending
return -1;
if (nameA > nameB)
return 1;
return 0;
}
function queryDb(like) {
var conn, rs, result = [], C, rec;
conn = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Connection");
conn.ConnectionString =
'Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;' +
'Integrated Security=SSPI;' +
'Persist Security Info=False;' +
'Initial Catalog=AVWKS2008LT;' +
'Data Source=.\\SQLEXPRESS';
conn.Open();
rs = new ActiveXObject("ADODB.Recordset");
var query =
'SELECT distinct ' +
' Firstname as fname, ' +
' LastName as lname, ' +
' EmailAddress as email ' +
'FROM SalesLT.Customer ';
if (like !== null) {
query += "WHERE LastName like '" + like + "%' ";
}
rs.Open(query, conn, 1, 3);
while (!rs.EOF) {
C = rs.Fields.Count;
rec = {};
for (i=0; i<C; i++) {
rec[rs.Fields(i).Name] = rs.Fields(i).Value.trim();
}
result.push(rec);
rs.MoveNext();
}
conn.Close();
result.sort(byLastName);
return result;
}
// for diagnostic purposes
function say(x) {
Response.Write(x + "<br/>\n");
}
}());
try {
processRequest();
}
catch(e) {
Response.Write(e.message);
}
</script>
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