Complicated document.write question in javascript?

Hi,

I'm trying to use document.write to display an anchor that calls a javascript
function with an argument when the anchor text is clicked.

The problem is when the anchor text is clicked I want the function that is invoked
to use the contents of a variable to specify the argument for that function.

For example, in the code below I want the function DeleteBook to be called
with one argument whose value is the string "id2", i.e. DeleteBook("id2") when
the anchor text is clicked.

I can't get it to work. I keep getting an error message that says "id2 is undefined"
when I click the anchor text.

Can anybody tell me how to do this?

Thanks,
Dave
--------------------------------------...
<HTML>
<BODY>

<SCRIPT>
function DeleteBook(sArg) {
alert("in DeleteBook, sArg = " + sArg)
}

var sId = "id2"
document.write("<A href='javascript:DeleteBook(" + sId + ")'>Delete Book</A>")
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>
</HTML>

The problem occurs with how you are using the variable "sld". When the link is written out, it actually writes out "id2" so Javascript thinks that it is a variable; which doesn't exist. You need to encase it in quotes to do what you want.

Practically speaking, you are going about this all wrong. It's bad form to use the javascript: protocol in a script for two reasons. On browsers with Javascript disabled, it will do nothing. Even worse, it won't die gracefully meaning that you will get some kind of standard browser error page.

The best way to do what you are attempting to do is to use the ONCLICK event handler in the A tag.
eg.
<.A HREF="#" ONCLICK="DeleteBook( sld); return false;">

The ONCLICK event handler creates an Anonymous function which you can readily find info on via Google.

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