Using an already open window

[Sugapablo]

Ok, in one line I have the following:
<a href="#"
onclick="window .open('http://somesite.com',' bigwin','width= 600,height=400' );">Link</a>

Once that window is open, I want to send more urls to that exiting
window. How do I do that?

I tried: bigwin.location .href="" but to no avail.


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[Michael Winter]

Re: Using an already open window

"Sugapablo" wrote on 11/11/2003:
[color=blue]
> Ok, in one line I have the following:
> <a href="#"
>[/color]
onclick="window .open('http://somesite.com',' bigwin','width= 600,height=
400');">Link</a>[color=blue]
>
> Once that window is open, I want to send more urls to that exiting
> window. How do I do that?
>
> I tried: bigwin.location .href="" but to no avail.[/color]

The name you specify in the window.open method is used by the 'target'
attribute in an A element. If you want to use JavaScript, save the
return value from the window.open method. That represents the window
object for the pop-up:

var bigwin = window.open( URL, name, options );

<A href="new URL" target="name">. ..</A>

or

<A href="#" onclick="bigwin .location.href= 'new URL'">...</A>

The 'target' attribute is depreciated for strict HTML pages, so on
that basis, the second method is better.

Mike

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[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: Using an already open window

Michael Winter wrote:
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> If you want to use JavaScript, save the return value from the window.open
> method. That represents the window object for the pop-up:[/color]

The return value is a reference to the (new) Window object.


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