Can't get ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript in WebControl nested in UpdatePanel to work

Question

I am having what I believe should be a fairly simple problem, but for the life of me I cannot see my problem. The problem is related to ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript,

Answer 1

Sometimes it doesnt fire when the script has some syntax error, make sure the script and javascript syntax is correct.

Answer 2

I had an issue using this in a user control (in a page this worked fine); the Button1 is inside an updatepanel, and the scriptmanager is on the usercontrol.

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)  
{  
    string scriptstring = "alert('Welcome');";  
    ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, this.GetType(), "alertscript", scriptstring, true);  
}

Now it seems you have to be careful with the first two arguments, they need to reference your page, not your control

ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this.Page, this.Page.GetType(), "alertscript", scriptstring, true);

Answer 3

I try many things and finally found that the last parameter must be false and you must add <SCRIPT> tag to the java script :

string script = "< SCRIPT >alert('hello!');< /SCRIPT>";

ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Page, Page.GetType(), key, script, **false**);

Answer 4

The solution is to put the scripts in an outside js file (lets called 'yourDynamic.js') and re-register de file everytime you refresh the updatepanel.

I use this in the updatepanel_prerender event:

ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(UpdatePanel1, UpdatePanel1.GetType(), "UpdatePanel1_PreRender", _
                   "<script type='text/javascript' id='UpdatePanel1_PreRender'>" & _
                   "include('yourDynamic.js');" & _
                   "removeDuplicatedScript('UpdatePanel1_PreRender');</script>" _
                   , False)

In the page or in some other include you will need this javascript:

// Include a javascript file inside another one.
function include(filename)
{
    var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];

    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script');
    for(var x=0;x<scripts.length;>    {
        if (scripts[x].getAttribute('src'))
        {
            if(scripts[x].getAttribute('src').indexOf(filename) != -1)
            {
                head.removeChild(scripts[x]);
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    script = document.createElement('script');
    script.src = filename;
    script.type = 'text/javascript';
    head.appendChild(script)
}

// Removes duplicated scripts.
function removeDuplicatedScript(id)
{
    var count = 0;
    var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];

    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script');
    var firstScript;
    for(var x=0;x<scripts.length;>    {
        if (scripts[x].getAttribute('id'))
        {
            if(scripts[x].getAttribute('id').indexOf(id) != -1)
            {
                if (count == 0)
                {
                    firstScript = scripts[x];
                    count++;
                }
                else
                {
                    head.removeChild(firstScript);
                    firstScript = scripts[x];
                    count = 1;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    clearAjaxNetJunk();
}
// Evoids the update panel auto generated scripts to grow to inifity. X-(
function clearAjaxNetJunk()
{
    var knowJunk = 'Sys.Application.add_init(function() {';
    var count = 0;
    var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];

    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script');
    var firstScript;
    for(var x=0;x<scripts.length;>    {
        if (scripts[x].textContent)
        {
            if(scripts[x].textContent.indexOf(knowJunk) != -1)
            {
                if (count == 0)
                {
                    firstScript = scripts[x];
                    count++;
                }
                else
                {
                    head.removeChild(firstScript);
                    firstScript = scripts[x];
                    count = 1;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Pretty cool, ah...jejeje This part of what i posted some time ago here.

Hope this help... :)