Open link in new window

[zytex]

hi i have this code

<form action onSubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" language="JavaScript" name="FrontPage_Form1">
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center"> <font size="2" color="#000000"><strong><font color="#333333" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=dirtitle>
<script type="text/javascript">
function cp_go( the_form ) {
if ( !the_form.channel.value ) { return; }
location = 'name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value;}
</script>
</span></font></strong><br>
<br>
Search User Profiles:<br>
</font><font size="1" face="Verdana"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><font color="#000000">
<input name="channel" type="text" class="input_field" style="height: 20px; width: 280px" size="20" maxlength="15">
(Enter the username of the chatter here)</font></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF">
<font color="#008000" size="2" face="Verdana">
<input name="cplogin" class="login_but" type="button" onClick="cp_go(this.form)" value="Search For Profile" width="49" height="20">
<input name="rform" class="login_but" type="reset" onClick="cp_go(this.form)" value="Reset Form" width="49" height="20"></form>

</font></span>

and right now the profile gets open in the same window, i would like it to be opened in a new window. is this possible?
thanks,

[michaellunsford]

you could add target="_blank" to your <form> tag. That should do it.

[zytex]

thanks for the reply would u be able to show me exactly were it goes im now to java script

[michaellunsford]

it's not javascript.

<form action [b]target="_blank"[/b] onSubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" language="JavaScript" name="FrontPage_Form1">

[zytex]

[!--quoteo(post=388973:date=Jun 28 2006, 03:38 PM:name=michaellunsford)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(michaellunsford @ Jun 28 2006, 03:38 PM) [snapback]388973[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
it's not javascript.

<form action [b]target="_blank"[/b] onSubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" language="JavaScript" name="FrontPage_Form1">
[/quote]

yeh i did that before thats why i asked were to put it because it dosn't work, it still opens in the same window

[michaellunsford]

okay, looking at the javascript, your culprate might be here:

[code]
location = 'name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value;}
[/code]

the "location" part emulates a header location redirect. redirects will not open new windows. you could replace that line of code with [code]window.open('name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value','_blank');[/code] and it should open a new window instead of redirecting. HOWEVER, you might have problems with popup blockers.

Keeping the target="_blank" in the <form> header, You could also try changing that line out with this:[code]document.forms[0].action = 'name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value;
return = true;
}[/code]
return = true should tell the form to submit to the new location.

if it gives you trouble, try adding a question mark before the name= part:
[code]document.forms[0].action = '?name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value; [/code]

[zytex]

[!--quoteo(post=389050:date=Jun 28 2006, 08:12 PM:name=michaellunsford)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(michaellunsford @ Jun 28 2006, 08:12 PM) [snapback]389050[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
okay, looking at the javascript, your culprate might be here:

[code]
location = 'name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value;}
[/code]

the "location" part emulates a header location redirect. redirects will not open new windows. you could replace that line of code with [code]window.open('name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value','_blank');[/code] and it should open a new window instead of redirecting. HOWEVER, you might have problems with popup blockers.

Keeping the target="_blank" in the <form> header, You could also try changing that line out with this:[code]document.forms[0].action = 'name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value;
return = true;
}[/code]
return = true should tell the form to submit to the new location.

if it gives you trouble, try adding a question mark before the name= part:
[code]document.forms[0].action = '?name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u='+the_form.channel.value; [/code]
[/quote]

thanks for all your help! but do you know why i might be getting error on page when i use

[code]<script type="text/javascript">
function cp_go( the_form ) {
if ( !the_form.channel.value ) { return; }
document.forms[0].action =
'name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u=+'the_form.channel.value;}
return = true;}
</script>[/code]

actually every way you stated above gave me error on page.

[michaellunsford]

you could try swapping out forms[0] with the_form or getElementById('the_form')

[zytex]

no dice, do you know if there is a way i can preform the same function but without using javascript since its causing me so many problems

[michaellunsford]

try this:

change the "action" to the name of the file.
[code]<form method="get" action="post_to_location.html">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="Forums">
<input type="hidden" name="file" value="profile">
<input type="hidden" name="mode" value="viewprofile">
  <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center"> <font size="2" color="#000000"><strong><font color="#333333" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=dirtitle>
                           
                            </span></font></strong>

                            Search User Profiles:

                            </font><font size="1" face="Verdana"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><font color="#000000">
                            <input name="channel" type="text" class="input_field" style="height: 20px; width: 280px" size="20" maxlength="15">
                            (Enter the username of the chatter here)</font></span></font></p>
            <p style="text-align: center"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF">
              <font color="#008000" size="2" face="Verdana">
              <input name="cplogin" class="login_but" type="button" onClick="cp_go(this.form)" value="Search For Profile" width="49" height="20">
              <input name="rform" class="login_but" type="reset" onClick="cp_go(this.form)" value="Reset Form" width="49" height="20"></form>
             
                        </font></span>[/code]

and cross your fingers. It might be using get and post (which would be tricky without using PHP).

[zytex]

i still get errors, i never thought this fuction would be so difficult im willing to try any alternative!

[michaellunsford]

I forgot to remove the javascript from the submit and reset buttons. see if this works.

[code]<form method="get" action="post_to_location.html">
<input type="hidden" name="name" value="Forums">
<input type="hidden" name="file" value="profile">
<input type="hidden" name="mode" value="viewprofile">
  <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center"> <font size="2" color="#000000"><strong><font color="#333333" size="3" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class=dirtitle>
                           
                            </span></font></strong>

                            Search User Profiles:

                            </font><font size="1" face="Verdana"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF"><font color="#000000">
                            <input name="channel" type="text" class="input_field" style="height: 20px; width: 280px" size="20" maxlength="15">
                            (Enter the username of the chatter here)</font></span></font></p>
            <p style="text-align: center"> <span style="background-color: #FFFFFF">
              <font color="#008000" size="2" face="Verdana">
              <input name="cplogin" class="login_but" type="submit" value="Search For Profile" width="49" height="20">
              <input name="rform" class="login_but" type="reset" value="Reset Form" width="49" height="20"></form></font></span>[/code]