Advanced POP Up Window Functions - Is this possible ?

[TomT]

Hi,

I want to create a popup window that opens when the index.htm page
loads..

Within the popup window, I want to create a link to 'more info'.

When this link is clicked, I want the content to load in the main
window, not the popup, and I'd like the popup to close !

Can this be done ??

How ? and URLS, or working examples ??

Many Thanks

Tom

[Randy Webb]

TomT wrote:

Hi,

I want to create a popup window that opens when the index.htm page
loads..
Stop now. You can't reliably open a popup window onload of a page.
Within the popup window, I want to create a link to 'more info'.
When this link is clicked, I want the content to load in the main
window, not the popup, and I'd like the popup to close !
Then why the popup at all?
And, what happens if they *dont* click the link?
Can this be done ??
Not reliably.
How ? and URLS, or working examples ??
There aren't any.
Many Thanks

Many Welcomes.

--
Randy
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[Vincent van Beveren]

> Can this be done ??

Yes, this can be done

in the header of the main html document write the following code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

window.attachEvent('onload', function() {
window.open("your-url.html","moreinfo", "width=300,height=200");
});

</SCRIPT>

Now in the more-info popup html do the following in the header:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

function moreInfoClicked() {

// address to load
url = 'http://yoursite.com/moreinfo.html';

// check if the opener exists and it isn't closed
if (window.opener && (!window.opener.closed)) {
// its not closed, load the URL in the window
window.opener.location.href=url;
} else {
// if it is closed, open a new window
window.open(url, "_blank", "status=1, menubar=1,"+
"scrollbars=1,resizable=1, toolbar=1,location=1");
}
// close current window
window.close();
}

</SCRIPT>

<A HREF="#" onClick="moreInfoClicked();">more info...</A>

see window.open for more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...ods/open_0.asp
Good luck,
Vincent

[TomT]

Thanks..

That seems to work great !

Tom
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:27:40 +0200, Vincent van Beveren
<vi*****@provident.remove.this.nl> wrote:

> Can this be done ??

Yes, this can be done

in the header of the main html document write the following code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

window.attachEvent('onload', function() {
window.open("your-url.html","moreinfo", "width=300,height=200");
});

</SCRIPT>

Now in the more-info popup html do the following in the header:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

function moreInfoClicked() {

// address to load
url = 'http://yoursite.com/moreinfo.html';

// check if the opener exists and it isn't closed
if (window.opener && (!window.opener.closed)) {
// its not closed, load the URL in the window
window.opener.location.href=url;
} else {
// if it is closed, open a new window
window.open(url, "_blank", "status=1, menubar=1,"+
"scrollbars=1,resizable=1, toolbar=1,location=1");
}
// close current window
window.close();
}

</SCRIPT>

<A HREF="#" onClick="moreInfoClicked();">more info...</A>

see window.open for more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a...ods/open_0.asp
Good luck,
Vincent