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Jun 11, 2003, 9:36 AM
Andy
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Jun 11, 2003, 9:36 AM
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Confirm before going to a URL?
I'm am totally crap at Javascript. Basically, I have grabbed bits of code from the Internet to put something together that will do the following.;

I need something that will give me a re-usable bit of code, so I can get a confirmation message appear before they are taken to a link. I tried it simply in a href, like;

Code:
<a href="http://www.google.com" onMouseOver="confirm('What do you think?')">test link to google</a>

That brought up the confirmation message, but whether you clicked on the 'ok' or 'cancel' button, it still took you to that URL.

I then tried the following code that I put otgether (remember, I'm crap at Javascript).... It doesn't work at all, but I'm hoping to give you an idea of what I am trying to do.

Code:
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--

function genericConfirmAlert()
var URL;
{if (confirm("message-text"))
{location.href = URL;}}

// -->
</script>

<a href="JavaScript:genericConfirmAlert('http://www.google.com')">link-text</a>

Anyone got any suggestions? (I have searched the Net, but as you can see, nothing of working relevance turned up).

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Jun 11, 2003, 1:50 PM
Paul
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Jun 11, 2003, 1:50 PM
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Re: [Andy] Confirm before going to a URL? In reply to
Code:
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function jump_to(url) {
if (confirm("Does your javascript suck?"))
location.href = url;
else
return false;
}
</script>

<a href="#" onclick="return jump_to('http://www.javascript.com');">Click Me</a>
Jun 11, 2003, 3:45 PM
Andy
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Jun 11, 2003, 3:45 PM
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Re: [Paul] Confirm before going to a URL? In reply to
Worked like a charm Smile

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