Question about window.open

[Danny Ni]

Hi,

I have a webform that will pop up window by clicking button or links
inside data grid.
Here are some sample code snippet:

'For button
btnOrder.Attributes.Add("onclick", "window.open('order.aspx?.............

'For datagrid
<asp:TemplateColumn>
<ItemTemplate>
<a href="#" onclick="window.open('Modules/AR/order.aspx.........">Order</a>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>

In both instances I use window.open on client side to pop up new window.
The strange thing is, at some occasions I have to use Modules/AR/order.aspx
to open, at other I will have to use the file name order.aspx only without
the path.

The struture in my machine: I have a ASP.Net web application in
http://localhost/Dev. all related aspx files are located in
http://localhost/Dev/Modules/AR directory.

Right now I have to try and err every time to find out if I need to add path
to the filename.

Can somebody suggest a better way to do this? I don't think using absolute
path can resolve my problem either, becase my current application is at
http://localhost/Dev , the application could be moved to
http://someserver/Live or others.
so /dev/Modules/AR/order.aspx is no good for me either.

TIA

[Tod Birdsall]

Hi Danny,

another option would be to add an entry to the Web.Config that
specifies the current path to use. It could look something like this :

<appSettings>
<!-- Test Setting -->
<add key="ActiveAppPath" value="http://localhost/Dev"/>
<!-- Live Setting -->
<!--add key="ActiveAppPath" value="http://localhost/Dev"/-->
<appSettings>

Then grab the path from the config.
Hope this helps.

Tod Birdsall
http://tod1d.blogspot.com