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  • Todd Cary
    #1

    Opening a new window and not submitting

    I want to have a link on a php page that when opened, has to be closed
    in order to move on. I have done this on pages using a button and
    JavaScript as follows:

    <input name="btnHelp" type="button" value="Help"
    onClick="MM_ope nBrWindow('help .html','', 'toolbar=no, status=yes,
    scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=790, height=600')";" >

    When the button is clicked, the form is *NOT* submitted - this is what I
    want.

    However, if I use an anchor, the form is submitted. Is there a way to
    prevent this? Here is the code I tried:

    <a href="#" onClick="MM_ope nBrWindow('lega l.php', '', 'toolbar=no,
    status=yes, scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=790, height=600')";" >

    When the above is executed, the page is submitted, and I do not want
    that....

    Todd

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    • Peter
      #2
      Re: Opening a new window and not submitting

      Alter the anchor to call a javascript function instead.

      <a href="javascrip t:validate();"> Link Text</a>

      <script type="text/javascript">
      function validate() {
      var popup = window.open(... ..);
      if (someCondition) {
      document.formna me.submit();
      }
      }
      </script>

      If you are using pop up windows, you may need to call a function in the
      opener such as

      <body onUnload="windo w.opener.checkV alid();">

      Peter.
      "Todd Cary" <todd@aristesof tware.com> wrote in message
      news:wvgRa.2322 $dk4.118452@typ hoon.sonic.net. ..[color=blue]
      > I want to have a link on a php page that when opened, has to be closed
      > in order to move on. I have done this on pages using a button and
      > JavaScript as follows:
      >
      > <input name="btnHelp" type="button" value="Help"
      > onClick="MM_ope nBrWindow('help .html','', 'toolbar=no, status=yes,
      > scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=790, height=600')";" >
      >
      > When the button is clicked, the form is *NOT* submitted - this is what I
      > want.
      >
      > However, if I use an anchor, the form is submitted. Is there a way to
      > prevent this? Here is the code I tried:
      >
      > <a href="#" onClick="MM_ope nBrWindow('lega l.php', '', 'toolbar=no,
      > status=yes, scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=790, height=600')";" >
      >
      > When the above is executed, the page is submitted, and I do not want
      > that....
      >
      > Todd
      >[/color]


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        • Lasse Reichstein Nielsen
          #3
          Re: Opening a new window and not submitting

          "Peter" <ap.lamb@ntlwor ld.com> writes:
          [color=blue]
          > Alter the anchor to call a javascript function instead.
          >
          > <a href="javascrip t:validate();"> Link Text</a>[/color]

          You shouldn't use the javascript: pseudo-protocol. Using the
          onclick event of the link is much better, and also allows you to have
          a link as fallback for people without javascript.

          <URL:http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24>

          /L
          --
          Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
          Art D'HTML: <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/randomArtSplit. html>
          'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'

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