showModalDialog in Firefox

[mansii]

Dear experts,

I'm not sure the right forum to ask. I decided to put it here.

Clicking the button works fine in IE but NOT in Firefox. In a broader case my <script>s do not work in Firefox.

Any hints?

<button onclick="getUpload('frmUpload.cfm','upload')"><strong>Upload</strong></button>

<script>
function getUpload(sForm,uType){
var sURL = sForm;
sURL = sForm+'?uFolder='+uType;
var rst = showModalDialog(sURL, '', 'dialogWidth:600px; toolbar:0; dialogHeight:300px; status:0; resizable=0;');
if (rst == "Refresh"){window.location="../Mainpage"};
};
</script>

TIA
mansii

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

That's because showModalDialog is an IE-only call.

Dan



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[mansii]

I see. Is there any substitutes for showModalDialog? Or perhaps you would lead me to another strategy for I need to evaluate the result of the dialog window.

Thank's Dan.

Regards,
mansii

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

There might be substitutes in some browsers, but not all. try searching on Google for "showModalDialog cross browser" or similar.

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[tsdragon]

It's extremely difficult (if not impossible) to emulate the "modal" part of showModalDialog if a browser doesn't support it. If all you need is a pop-up, draggable window with a title bar and a close box that should not be intercepted by popup blockers, try the "Draggable layer" code from The Code Project. I've used it and it's pretty cool.

Tracy Dryden

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