Steve,
It does work. It uses the same window for all the Help instances but every instance of
Details opens a new window.
Anybody else have an idea?
thanks,
Brian
At 03:43 AM 3/12/02 -0500, you wrote:
>That looks like it should work...
>
>window.open('url', 'windowName', 'properties');
>
>The only thing I noticed is the name is pretty long, "theDetailWindow",
>not sure if it matters but you could try using a shorter name.
>
>Other then that I noticed you have the href set in the link. When I use
>a link to popup a window with the onclick even I usually set the href to
>"#" or "javascript:void(0)"
>
>_____________________________
>steve oliver
>senior internet developer
>atnet solutions, inc.
>http://www.atnetsolutions.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Scandale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:00 AM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: popUp Window trouble
>
>
>One of my popUps always uses the same window for display... as expected.
>The other always generates a new window... (which clutters the desktop
>and uses resources). Both are called from the same page.
>
>I have a header that always has a help button in it. It calls help.cfm
>which pops up a help window with the contents of #Client.HelpIs#. If I
>navigate to a new page and press help, the old help window repopulates
>with New help info.
>
>Another page has a list of items each with a button for "Details" by
>each lineitem. Every press of the detail button brings up a new
>DetailWindow, ...even If I press the SAME Detail button. I am looking
>for all details to use the same window.
>
>As far as I can tell it is identical code... so I'm at a adjust this.
>
>The code:
><head>
><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
> <!--
> window.name = "theAppWindow";
> var newWin;
> function popUp(page, name, details) {
> newWin=window.open(page, name, details);
> newWin.focus();
> return false;
> }
> //-->
></script>
></head>
><body>
>
><a href="help.cfm" onClick="return popUp('help.cfm', 'theHelpWindow',
>'width=400,height=500')">Help</a>
>
><a href="index.cfm" onClick="return
>popUp('index.cfm?fuseaction=Work.StepDetail&Step=1', 'theDetailWindow',
>'width=600,height=500')">DETAILS></a>
>
></body>
>
>As it so happens... the href= is of no consequence... i can put anything
>in there... it's the popUp('page' that counts.
>
>Anybody know how I might start trying to fix this?
>
>thanks,
>Brian
>
>
>
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