Javascript / Client Side Development :: FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window?


	FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- You use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the FORM. <form ... target="wndname" onsubmit="window.open('',this.target,'features');return true;"> http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/forms/form.html === Postings such as this are automatically sent once a day. Their goal is to answer repeated questions, and to offer the content to the community for continuous evaluation/improvement. The complete comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at http://jibbering.com/faq/index.html. The FAQ workers are a group of volunteers. FAQ server wrote on 16 mei 2007 in comp.lang.javascript: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > You use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with > that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the > FORM. > <form ... target="wndname" > onsubmit="window.open('',this.target,'features');return true;"> Just: <form target = '_blank'> will do fine. Look mam, no js! -- Evertjan. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress) Evertjan. a crit : - Hide quoted text - > FAQ server wrote on 16 mei 2007 in comp.lang.javascript: >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> You use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with >> that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the >> FORM. >> <form ... target="wndname" >> onsubmit="window.open('',this.target,'features');return true;"> > Just: > <form target = '_blank'> > will do fine. Look mam, no js! Without JS, anyway, that code will open another window than main one. Giving a name to the target, on first call it will open a new window and on next call(s) will load file(s) in this same new window (unlovely the old new window passed behind the main one may cause user to meet some difficulties to realize something happened somewhere) -- Stephane Moriaux et son (moins) vieux Mac dj dpass Stephane Moriaux and his (less) old Mac already out of date ASM wrote on 16 mei 2007 in comp.lang.javascript: - Hide quoted text - > Evertjan. a crit : >> FAQ server wrote on 16 mei 2007 in comp.lang.javascript: >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> You use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with >>> that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the >>> FORM. >>> <form ... target="wndname" >>> onsubmit="window.open('',this.target,'features');return true;"> >> Just: >> <form target = '_blank'> >> will do fine. Look mam, no js! > Without JS, anyway, that code will open another window than main one. > Giving a name to the target, on first call it will open a new window > and on next call(s) will load file(s) in this same new window But that was not the subject of this FAQ-entry Q. So the primary JS solution was wrong too. > (unlovely the > old new window passed behind the main one may cause user to meet some > difficulties to realize something happened somewhere) Eh? Is this a cross browser issue? Realizing that something happened somewhere is always a difficult task. That something happened somewhere is a scientific certainty however and a lovely certainty to the inquisitive mind at that. -- Evertjan. The Netherlands. (Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress) Evertjan. a crit : - Hide quoted text - > ASM wrote on 16 mei 2007 in comp.lang.javascript: >> Evertjan. a crit : >>> FAQ server wrote on 16 mei 2007 in comp.lang.javascript: >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> -- >>>> You use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with >>>> that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the >>>> FORM. >>>> <form ... target="wndname" >>>> onsubmit="window.open('',this.target,'features');return true;"> >>> Just: >>> <form target = '_blank'> >>> will do fine. Look mam, no js! >> Without JS, anyway, that code will open another window than main one. >> Giving a name to the target, on first call it will open a new window >> and on next call(s) will load file(s) in this same new window > But that was not the subject of this FAQ-entry Q. no, only only (extended ?) subject of its answer : - <form ... target="wndname" - windox.open('','wndname',''); > So the primary JS solution was wrong too. Why ? With that code, with/without JS, a blank window will really open (if the user accepts popups), by extension the blank window can be a tab. >> (unlovely the >> old new window passed behind the main one may cause user to meet some >> difficulties to realize something happened somewhere) > Eh? Is this a cross browser issue? If you want to recall, you have to come back on the mother window (the daughter, if not closed, moves in back and is not more seen). When you recall (re submit) result comes in yet existing daughter which stays behind, user will have to give back focus to her. Will he do it ? > Realizing that something happened somewhere is always a difficult task. > That something happened somewhere is a scientific certainty however > and a lovely certainty to the inquisitive mind at that. :-) -- Stephane Moriaux et son (moins) vieux Mac dj dpass Stephane Moriaux and his (less) old Mac already out of date