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Opening New Window Sending Internet Link Through href 1

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thunderain

thunderain

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Jan 10, 2002
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Hi people:

I have been fighting with this for quite some time, should be a simple thing to do but i can't get it working. I need to send an internet link through and href, pick it up in javascript in head and open the internet page in a separate window.

This code can be copied into an asp file called "testsiteNewWindow.asp".

Here is full code:

<% @Language=&quot;VBScript&quot; %>

<html>
<title></title>
<head>
<script language=javascript>
<!-- Begin
var pagelink;
var url;
var msgWindow;

function internetlink(pagelink)
{

url = ( pagelink );

msgWindow = window.open(&quot;&quot;,&quot;internetlink&quot;,&quot;menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,resizable=yes,width=450,height=450&quot;)
msgWindow.location.href = url

};

// End -->
</script>
</head>

<body>

<%
Dim pagelink

pagelink = &quot;Response.write &quot;<A href='testsiteNewWindow.asp' onClick='internetlink(pagelink)'>Open Window</a>&quot; & &quot;</td>&quot;
%>

</body>
</html>

If you replace:
url = ( pagelink );
with:
url = &quot;in the javascript in the head, then it works fine, but i can't do this, i need to sent the link from the body because when i get it working i will be calling the link up from a database.

If anyone can see what's wrong, or copy code and test it, will be appreciated

thank you
thunderain
 
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If you have the link on database then you should just open the link as it should
Code: 
function internetlink(pagelink)
    {    
     url = ( pagelink );
     msgWindow = window.open(url,&quot;internetlink&quot;,&quot;menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,resizable=yes,width=450,height=450&quot;)   
    };
    
and now use 

internetlink(<%=Server.UrlEncode(myLink&quot;)%>)

Maybe you need to encode your link before adding to the link string

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George, M
 
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yes an small error
Code: 
 should be

internetlink('<%=Server.UrlEncode(myLink&quot;)%>')

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George, M
 
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Still havn't got this to work

I have this in my head right now:


<script language=javascript>

<!-- Begin


var pagelink;
var url;
var msgWindow;

function internetlink(pagelink)
{
url = ( pagelink );

msgWindow = window.open(&quot;&quot;,&quot;internetlink&quot;,&quot;menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,resizable=yes,width=450,height=450&quot;)
msgWindow.location.href = url

};

// End -->
</script>

This is my link at bottom:

<% pagelink = &quot; %>

<A Class=paging href='brandserv-list.asp?pagelink=<%= pagelink %>&' onClick=internetlink('<%=Server.UrlEncode(pagelink)%>')>Get Url</a></td>

The new window comes up with page cannot be displayed error.

Thanks
thunderain
 
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Tryed to use my function?
Code: 
function internetlink(pagelink)
    {    
     url = ( pagelink );
     msgWindow = window.open(url,&quot;internetlink&quot;,&quot;menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,resizable=yes,width=450,height=450&quot;)   
    };

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George, M
 
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i copied your function in and still getting &quot;The page cannot be found&quot; in the new window coming up, do you see anything wrong with my href line at bottom? I have the Server.UrlEncode in place but the url simply is not getting through intact, i am baffled.

thanks....thunderain
 
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Ok, i've made an example. It looks like Server.UrlEncode trigered the error.

Code: 
<%
 pagelink = &quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.heinz.com&quot;[/URL]
%>
<script language=javascript>
function internetlink(pagelink)
{    
	url = ( pagelink );
    msgWindow = window.open(&quot;&quot;,&quot;internetlink&quot;,&quot;menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,resizable=yes,width=450,height=450&quot;)
    msgWindow.location.href = url
    
};
</script>
<a href=&quot;'brandserv-list.asp#?pagelink=<%=pagelink %>&&quot; onClick=&quot;internetlink('<%=pagelink%>')&quot;>Get Url</a>

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George, M
 
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Oops take off the quote from

href=&quot;'brandserv-list

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George, M
 
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thank you so much shadow, been fighting with this for quite sometime...this works perfectly....thunderain
 
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