Unterminated String Constant on Javascript code

Question

I'm using a Response.Write in ASP to send an e-mail via Javascript using the Mandrill API, I've already checked this code for at least 5 times and the syntax looks right to me, I don't know why this error is being reported.

if err.number = 0 then
Response.Write("<script language=""javascript"" type=""text/javascript"">
    $.ajax({
    type: “POST”,
    url: “https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.0/messages/send.json”,
    data: {
      ‘key’: ‘MYAPIKEY’,
      ‘message’: {
        ‘from_email’: ‘MAIL’,
        ‘to’: [
            {
              ‘email’: ‘MAIL’,
              ‘name’: ‘ABC’,
              ‘type’: ‘to’
            },
          ],
        ‘autotext’: ‘true’,
        ‘subject’: ‘TEST’,
        ‘html’: ‘TEST’
      }
    }
   }).done(function(response) {
     console.log(response);
   });
  </script>")
end if

I'd appreciate some help since I'm a beginner.

Taking a stab in the dark but I assume the odd quote marks probably are causing the issue (or will cause an issue in the future). Replace “ and ‘ with either ' or an escaped " (escaped to not interfere with your Response.Write call in ASP). On a slightly different note, I assume though the double " in your script tag are for escaping yeah? — Turnerj
– Turnerj, Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 12:38
Are you returning that script to a browser for execution? If that's the case, you really don't want to be exposing your Mandrill API Key in that manner. — bvanvugt
– bvanvugt, Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 17:03

Flakes · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-09 07:29:36Z

You have to use the line continuation character _ for multiple lines in the same string in ASP. If you want the output of the response.write formatted, you need to use vbcrlf to output a newline.

I have replaced the “ in your code with "

<%
if err.number = 0 then
Response.Write("<script language=""javascript"" type=""text/javascript"">" & vbcrlf &_
"    $.ajax({" & vbcrlf &_
"    type: ""POST""," & vbcrlf &_
"    url: ""https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.0/messages/send.json""," & vbcrlf &_
"    data: { " & vbcrlf &_
"      'key': 'MYAPIKEY'," & vbcrlf &_
"      'message': { " & vbcrlf &_
"        'from_email': 'MAIL',"& vbcrlf &_
"        'to': [" & vbcrlf &_
"            {" & vbcrlf &_
"              'email': 'MAIL'," & vbcrlf &_
"              'name': 'ABC'," & vbcrlf &_
"              'type': 'to'" & vbcrlf &_
"            }," & vbcrlf &_
"          ]," & vbcrlf &_
"        'autotext': 'true', "& vbcrlf &_
"        'subject': 'TEST'," & vbcrlf &_
"        'html': 'TEST'" & vbcrlf &_
"      }" & vbcrlf &_
"    }" & vbcrlf &_
"   }).done(function(response) {" & vbcrlf &_
"     console.log(response);" & vbcrlf &_
"   });" & vbcrlf &_
"  </script>")
end if
%>

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