PHP and javascript call problem

[mlm823]

Hello

I'm trying to make a javascript call within a href tag inside a php file. The purpose is to open a new window with a certain page...

Here is the call statement

<tr><td>Survey Name:</td>
<td><img src=&quot;images/blank.gif&quot; width=&quot;5&quot; height=&quot;1&quot;><A
href=\&quot;javascriptisplayHelp('SurveyName')&quot;\> <img src=&quot;images/QuestionMark.gif&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;></A><img src=&quot;images/blank.gif&quot; width=&quot;5&quot; height=&quot;1&quot;></td>

this is all in an echo statement.

Here is the javascript code
function DisplayHelp (helpTerm) {
if (helpwin) { helpwin.close(); }
var helpwin = window.open(&quot;showHelpTerms.php?SelectedTerm=&quot;+helpTerm&quot;, &quot;help&quot;,

&quot;directories=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,scrollba

rs=yes,width=465,height=275&quot;
helpwin.focus();
}

Now when you highlight over the image it shows the javascript call with a wrong url.. and if you click the image nothing happens...

Any help is most appreciated.

Maranda

 

[adam0101]

Your link has backslaches that shouldn't be there:
This:
&lt;A href=\&quot;javascriptisplayHelp('SurveyName')&quot;\&gt;

Should be this:
&lt;A href=&quot;javascriptisplayHelp('SurveyName')&quot;&gt;

Adam
while(ignorance==true){perpetuate(violence,fear,hatred);life=life-1};

 

[mlm823]

THanks... but the window doesn't open...

Is there something wrong with my javascript code?

M

 

[adam0101]

Try this:

var helpwin={closed:true}
function DisplayHelp (helpTerm) {
if(helpwin.closed){
helpwin = window.open(&quot;showHelpTerms.php?SelectedTerm=&quot;+helpTerm&quot;, &quot;help&quot;,&quot;directories=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,width=465,height=275&quot;
}
helpwin.focus();
}

Adam
while(ignorance==true){perpetuate(violence,fear,hatred);life=life-1};

 

[mlm823]

It didn't seem to work with this change either.

I know that rather than doing the open window I can do an onclick within the image.

How would I do that?

Thanks,

Maranda

 

[adam0101]

An onclick would be like this:
&lt;img src=&quot;images/QuestionMark.gif&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; onclick=&quot;DisplayHelp('SurveyName')&quot;&gt;

But that's not going to help unless you get your code working. I just noticed that your code has an extra &quot; in it. Try this:

var helpwin={closed:true}
function DisplayHelp (helpTerm) {
if(helpwin.closed){
helpwin = window.open(&quot;showHelpTerms.php?SelectedTerm=&quot;+helpTerm, &quot;help&quot;,&quot;directories=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,resize=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,width=465,height=275&quot;
}
helpwin.focus();
}

Adam
while(ignorance==true){perpetuate(violence,fear,hatred);life=life-1};

 

[mlm823]

I made the changes of getting rid of the extra &quot; and still not working so I tried to just do an alert and that didn't even work...

I'm thinking it might be a problem with the call since it is part of a php echo statement... wondering if I need to close php to make that call

Any ideas?

 

[mlm823]

Well I got it to work... I had to take the call out of the php echo statement. Ironic thing.

It works now!

Thank you for all your advice and help!

Maranda