Javascript / Client Side Development :: FAQ Topic - How do I open a new window with javascript?


	FAQ Topic - How do I open a new window with javascript? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ Topic - How do I open a new window with javascript? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New windows can be opened on browsers that support the ` window.open ` function and are not subject to the action of any pop-up blocking mechanism with code such as:- if(window.open){ wRef = window.open("http://example.com/page.html","windowName"); } http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:window.open http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.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. In comp.lang.javascript message <4650d2f6$0$90262$14726@news.sunsite. dk>, Sun, 20 May 2007 23:00:01, FAQ server <javascr@dotinternet.be> posted: >New windows can be opened on browsers that support the by ? >` window.open ` function and are not subject to the action of any >pop-up blocking mechanism with code such as:- > if(window.open){ > wRef = window.open("http://example.com/page.html","windowName"); With a space after that comma, fewer newsreaders should interpret everything between the first and last quotes as a single URL. ISTM worth mentioning the existence of the optional third parameter, without giving details. -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. ?@merlyn.demon.co.uk Delphi 3? Turnpike 6.05 <URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> TP/BP/Delphi/&c., FAQqy topics & links; <URL:http://www.bancoems.com/CompLangPascalDelphiMisc-MiniFAQ.htm> clpdmFAQ; <URL:http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/guide.html> news:borland.* Guidelines