window.open not working from inside user defined function

[Mountain Man]

Hi,

I'm trying to use window.open from inside a user defined function, and
it's not working. A code example is shown below. Thanks for any help
you can give.

Mountain Man
============

<script>

function openFootnote(contentURL) {
window.open('contentURL','footnotes','height=180,w idth=160');
}

</script>

I've tried calling on the function 2 different ways, as shown below.
Nothing happens either way.

<a href="javascript:(void)" onClick="openFootnote(fn1.html);">...</a>

<a href="javascript:(void)" onClick="return
openFootnote(fn1.html);">...</a>

[Fred H]

This is a PHP group, not a Javascript group. You are OT.

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[michel]

off topic here.
try: alt.javascript
"Mountain Man" <ei*************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm trying to use window.open from inside a user defined function, and
it's not working. A code example is shown below. Thanks for any help
you can give.

Mountain Man
============

<script>

function openFootnote(contentURL) {
window.open('contentURL','footnotes','height=180,w idth=160');
}

</script>

I've tried calling on the function 2 different ways, as shown below.
Nothing happens either way.

<a href="javascript:(void)" onClick="openFootnote(fn1.html);">...</a>

<a href="javascript:(void)" onClick="return
openFootnote(fn1.html);">...</a>

[Alvaro G Vicario]

*** Mountain Man wrote/escribió (26 Feb 2004 03:38:55 -0800):

function openFootnote(contentURL) {
window.open('contentURL','footnotes','height=180,w idth=160');
} <a href="javascript:(void)" onClick="return
openFootnote(fn1.html);">...</a>

Since openFootnote() returns nothing there's no point in doing this. Just
try:

<a href="javascript:openFootnote('fn1.html')">

Anyway, I guess your own code should work fine, simply note fn1.html is not
a variable but a string and you forgot quotes.
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-- Álvaro G. Vicario - Burgos, Spain
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[Mountain Man]

Oops!

I didn't mean to send this post here. I could have sworn I was sending
to comp.lang.javacript before I hit the submit button. Sorry.

Best wishes,

Mountain Man