Form submit & results show as custom window size

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Form submit & results show as custom window size

I'm confused! Would like some assistance...

pinokiyo

1:20 pm on Jul 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

I think this has been asked before but mine is a bit different and I have no clue as well.

After submitting the form, it automatically opens a window maximized showing the results on their server. I was wondering if I could define the window size and not have any toolbars, etc. instead...

The code looks like this:

Is there a way to use the FORM ACTION with a javascript window.open function?

Or another other way possible!

Thank you for reading.

Bernard Marx

8:55 pm on Jul 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

I saw something the other day.
Put this in the form tag:

onsubmit = "return window.open('','reswin','_configuration_stuff_')"

I can't remember whether it needs the

return

or not.

When I last tried, it opened the popup at the URL given in the action attribute. I hope it functions properly, and sends all the form info too. Give it a go.

pinokiyo

3:23 am on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

I didn't quite get what you meant by the 'reswin' and _configuration_stuff_

onsubmit = "return window.open('','reswin','_configuration_stuff_')"

Did you want me to replace the 'reswin' part with 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,scrollbars=yes,width=800,height=550'?

Sorry, I am sort of new at this.

Bernard Marx

9:42 am on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

Sorry. I assumed you were familiar with open(), since you mentioned it.

open() takes 3 arguments, all strings: open(arg1, arg2, arg3)

arg1: The URL for the new window.
arg2: The name for the new window. If open is used again with the same name as a window that is already open, then that window is directed to the URL, rather than a new window being opened.
arg3: The configuration, 'width=100,height= ...etc'

I was suggesting you put the open command into the onsubmit handler, leaving arg1 blank (''). arg2 is entirely up to you, as is the configuration, arg3.

pinokiyo

10:23 am on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

Yeah, that's what I thought you meant...

I added it like this...

But it just opened it maximized like always :\

Bernard Marx

10:50 am on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

arg2 is entirely up to you

..well not entirely perhaps. You're not allowed spaces et al.
Let's call it "newwin"

One further thing needed it seems (<form> tag):

target = "newwin"

Now it seems to work (at least it opens a customised window, at the URL)
Target is deprecated in XHTML (ok in HTML4 though). If that really matters, you could add the attribute via Javascript.

pinokiyo

11:25 am on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

Okay, this is what I have now...

It seems to just open a window like the command target="_blank". It didn't seem to open with the attributes.

I've tried adding the target = "newwin" at the end of the <FORM> tag but same results...

Bernard Marx

12:30 pm on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

Your exact code works for me [IE5, NS6].
Perhaps there's something that's been changed - I dunno :)

pinokiyo

1:33 pm on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

Hmm... I don't think it really matters but I'm using rollover image for the submit button using Javascript.

It almost worked! >_<

pinokiyo

1:35 pm on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

Nothing else goes in the <HEAD> section?

blue9217

11:02 pm on Jul 21, 2004 (gmt 0)

I came across this post when I was looking to do the same thing. Is there any way to guarantee that the new window will have the focus when the form is submitted?

pinokiyo

3:42 pm on Jul 22, 2004 (gmt 0)

Oh, it worked! The rollover submit had a conflict I think. And also it gave me an access error or whatever when I tried to preview with frontpage but it worked when I opend it on the browser.