Hi

I've got the following code:


How can I make it so that when the user selects an option the new URL appaears in a new window instead of the same, parent window?

Thanks!

- wil

Simple suggestion...use target="newwin" in the form action line...

Example:

<form action="someaction" method="post" target="newwin">

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Cheers,
Me

Nope, didn't work. Thanks anyway.

- wil

Aha. I didn't notice that Dreamweaver had put the following function in too:


Can anything be ammended in that?

- wil

If you take out the javascript and simply use the target attribute in the form action line, then it will open a new window.
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Me

Hmm, that doesn't seem to do it. It's still looking to call a JS function which is no longer there.

I'll look around for a simpler solution I think.

Cheers

- wil

How about posting the complete form codes???

The simple example that WILL work is:


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Me

Hi Eliot

That would work well for a script, as it requests "someaction?" and then the value chosen. But it won't work for a simple redirect to another page (without using a script).

Thanks

- wil

....will still work without a form action.

Hm. That's funny. Here's my *exact* code from Eliot's post.



When I select an option and hit "go!" the browser does open a new window, but takes me to:


Which is not exactly the page I want ;-)

The problem from where I see is that it's trying to call the script "somecation" and pass the options to it - which is standard behaviour for forms on the web.

- wil

Now without any FORM tag it assumed that the current page is the script I'm passing information to and I reach:


Which is standards behaviour. The browser is doing it's job properly. That's how it's suppose to handle forms.

So I guess the only was is Javascript?

- wil

Wil,

YOU need to REPLACE someaction and somemethod with the EXACT form action and the method you are using!

I thought you would've figured that out...I was simply giving an example.

If you are looking for a "redirection" script, there are many good Perl scripts to do this out there in the web...and using the target attribute will work.
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Me

Hi Eliot

That's precisely my point - I *don't* want to be using any kind of server-side script.

That's why I was asking someone if they could modify my JS function, and hence, the thread subject.

Cheers

- wil

Okay...fine...

Look at the following web site:

http://www.anthro-globe.com

Feel free to download the drop-down menu codes via the source code...

And you can download and use the following js file:

http://anthro-globe.com/plugins/js/dropdown.js

(Best method of downloading the file is via IE)

The form in that site that I wrote will allow you to use target as an attribute in the form action line. And it works in both Netscape 4.6 and 4.73 as well as IE 4.0 and above.

Good luck and goodbye.




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Me

Thank you, Eliot.

Very kind of you.

- wil

Hi Wil,

Just change your script like:

function MM_jumpMenu(selObj,restore){ //v3.0
var url = selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value;
if (url) window.open(url);
if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}

And HTML script should be:
<select name="menu1" onChange="MM_jumpMenu(this,0)">
<option></option>
<option value="link.html">link</option>
</select>

Cheers,

TheStone.


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Thanks, "TheStone"! I was kinda hoping you would pop in and share your wizdom :-)

Cheers

- wil

What about if you want the links to open to the same window each time?

For example, I like all of my links from my page to go to a window that I call "view_frame...

Add the script below into your html file:

<script>
function rs(n, u, w, h, l, t, s) {
args="width=" + w + ",height=" + h + ",top=" + t + ",left=" + l + ",resizable=no,scrollbars=" + s + ",status=0";
remote=window.open(u, n, args);
if (remote != null) {
if (remote.opener == null)
remote.opener = self;
}
}
</script>

So, you can use it as:

- Link: <a href="javascript:rs('win_name', 'URL', win_width, win_height, win_top, win_left, win_scrollbars)">Open window</a>

- Or <input type="button" name="blink" value="Open window" onclick="rs('win_name', 'URL', win_width, win_height, win_top, win_left, win_scrollbars)">

Hope that helps.

TheStone.

B.

I'm sorry. I was able to decipher most of it, but I was not able to ascertain whether this can be used with a drop-down menu.