Re: [click]<a href=newWindow.tpl target=_blank>[/click]

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 22753
interpreted = N
texte = Ken, is there some reason why JavaScript would not be appropriate for handling this? Just curious.Kenneth Grome wrote:> Is there any way to make webcat perform the same action as clicking a hyperlink when the template with the webdna code is it is loaded? > > Here's my goal: > > When someone visits my site and loads a certain page, I want another browser window to open, thus displaying a second page of information at the same time the original window is still on-screen. If I had a webdna tool that would perform the same action as clicking a link that has a target=_blank parameter in it, I could do this easily. However, I cannot think of a way to do it currently ... > > Triggers are based on times and dates, not on specific actions, so I don't think that will help. And I don't think I can do it with a [redirect] because it seems only to accept href parameters but not other parameters such as target=_blank. Maybe [tcpconnect] will work but I cannot imagine how ... > > I'm stuck. Can you think of a way to do this within the existing capabilities of the webdna language? > > If it's not currently possible, would something like a [click] context be possible in the future? I'm imagining the ability to place an link inside it, or a form full of hidden input tags, that would work as if the link or form button were clicked when the page with the [click] context is loaded, or when the surrounding [showif] context evaluates to 'true' ... :) > > Sincerely, > Ken Grome > 808-737-6499 > WebDNA Solutions > mailto:ken@webdna.net > http://www.webdna.net-- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 222-9001 * * 111 Mali Drive * FAX: (908) 222-9002 * * North Plainfield, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 07062-2355 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [click][/click] (Grant Hulbert 1999)
  2. Re: [click][/click] (Howard Wolosky 1999)
  3. Re: [click][/click] (Gil Poulsen 1999)
  4. Re: [click][/click] (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  5. Re: [click][/click] (Gil Poulsen 1999)
  6. Re: [click][/click] (Gil Poulsen 1999)
  7. Re: [click][/click] (Mícheál O Sé 1999)
  8. [click][/click] (Kenneth Grome 1999)
Ken, is there some reason why JavaScript would not be appropriate for handling this? Just curious.Kenneth Grome wrote:> Is there any way to make webcat perform the same action as clicking a hyperlink when the template with the webdna code is it is loaded? > > Here's my goal: > > When someone visits my site and loads a certain page, I want another browser window to open, thus displaying a second page of information at the same time the original window is still on-screen. If I had a webdna tool that would perform the same action as clicking a link that has a target=_blank parameter in it, I could do this easily. However, I cannot think of a way to do it currently ... > > triggers are based on times and dates, not on specific actions, so I don't think that will help. And I don't think I can do it with a [redirect] because it seems only to accept href parameters but not other parameters such as target=_blank. Maybe [tcpconnect] will work but I cannot imagine how ... > > I'm stuck. Can you think of a way to do this within the existing capabilities of the webdna language? > > If it's not currently possible, would something like a [click] context be possible in the future? I'm imagining the ability to place an link inside it, or a form full of hidden input tags, that would work as if the link or form button were clicked when the page with the [click] context is loaded, or when the surrounding [showif] context evaluates to 'true' ... :) > > Sincerely, > Ken Grome > 808-737-6499 > WebDNA Solutions > mailto:ken@webdna.net > http://www.webdna.net-- Gil Poulsen, Webmaster************************************************************** * AltiM@c * Phone: (908) 222-9001 * * 111 Mali Drive * FAX: (908) 222-9002 * * North Plainfield, NJ * e-mail: help@altimac.com * * 07062-2355 * WWW: http://www.altimac.com * ************************************************************** Gil Poulsen

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