open pop up window and show details of a record

mrsbean · Aug 14, 2006

I have been tinkering with pop up windows and javascript. I got the javascript window working great in general, but I'm having trouble getting a variable to work with it.

Here is the script in the <head> tag of the html:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript">
function launch(){
win=window.open("viewContactInfo.php?thisID=<? echo $wsuaaID; ?>", (break for readability)
"ViewContacts","width=250,height=400,top=50,left=50, (break for readability)
resizable=YES,scrollbars=NO,menubar=NO,toolbar=NO,status=NO,location=NO")}
</script>

Here is the link

Code:

<a href="javascript:launch()">View Contacts</a>

I'm not attached to any method of accomplishing what I want. I need to create a small pop up window which displays details of a particular record. The links to the View Contact information are generated via PHP.

What I get is the small contact window without a record loaded in it. If I dump a fully addressed link into a browser window, such as

http://www.someplace.com/viewContactInfo.php?thisID=14

I get what I want, but it's not in the small pop up that I'm seeking. The number at the end of the link is a variable.

I'm more familiar with PHP than javascript, so if there is some "wordy" way of doing this that I can dump into my code using PHP, that's fine.

MrsBean

MikeBronner · Aug 14, 2006

Right-click on the pop-up window that doesn't display the record you want and check out its properties, specifically look at the URL to see if the ID is being passed in. Make sure your PHP ID variable is named correctly. Also, I would use the following, instead of echo:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript">
    function launch()
    {
        [...]<?php print(($wsuaaID); ?>[...]
    }
</script>

Take Care,
Mike

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open pop up window and show details of a record

mrsbean

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MikeBronner

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