Re: Popup Windows with Struts Actions

[James Neville]

Jack,
I seem to remember having problems in a project with similar rqmnts some 
time ago.

I *think* your problem lies here:-
target="x"
onsubmit="window.open('',this.target
Where in NS the form appears to submit before the new window is registered, and 
hence the window target is not valid.
I could be wrong though.
We prefer to separate the JS into different functions and call the form 
from an onClick event.
This way we know we have a target before form submission, and we gain 
common JS functions so we don't need to mess with the JSPs too often :)

// --------------- Javascript ------------------- //
<script>   
function submitForm(formName)
{
// get the form element
var form = eval(createObjectRef(formName));
// open the window
openNewWindow('#','New_Window','width=600,height=745,menubar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,status=yes');
// set the form target
form.target = 'New_Window';
// submit it to the target
form.submit();
}

function createObjectRef(name)
{
var obj = null;
if (document.getElementById != null)
   { // MS
   obj = document.getElementById(name);
   }
else if (document.all)
   { // NS
   obj = document.all[name];
   }
return obj
}
function openNewWindow(URL,windowName,features)
{
newin = window.open(URL,windowName,features);
}
<script>
// --------------- End Javascript ------------------- //
<html:form action="/EditObject" styleId="EditObject">
<html:hidden property="objectid" value="${object.objectid}" />
</html:form>
<a href="#" onClick="submitForm('<c:out value="EditObject" />');">
edit [<c:out value="${object.name}" />]
</a>
// ---------------- END --------------------------------//
Cheers
James.
Dakota Jack wrote:
Man, you guys are hot and helpful today.  Thanks loads!  I have
another question from an earlier helpful suggestion regarding
Netscape.  I am testing the following code and it works in everything
but Netscape.  With Netscape, nothing happens.  Anyone know what the
issue is?
Jack
         <html:form
           method="post"
           action="album_photo.CRACKWILLOW"
           target="x"
           onsubmit="window.open('',this.target, location='0',
directories='0', status='0', menubar='0', 'scrollbar='2', toolbar='0',
resizable='0', copyhistory='0',width='5000' height='5000',);return
true;">
           <html:image src='resource.CRACKWILLOW?file=ALBUM.gif'
property='yo.method'/>
           <!-- put radio values in here -->
         </html:form>
On Apr 5, 2005 5:03 PM, Smith, Thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The window.open javascript method takes an optional target which is the
named frame/window that you want to be the destination output. There are
a few built in names such as _parent, _blank, _self that serve special
purposes.
If the browser is unable to find a frame called "dontCareThatName", it
attempts to find a window called "dontCareThatName". If it is unable to
find a window with that name it will open a new window
altogether...hence "dontCareThatName" will open a new window the first
time this method is called. Any subsequent calls to window.open with a
target of "dontCareThatName" will send the output to the opened window.
To guarantee that a new window is opened every time use "_blank".
Regards,
Thad Smith
-----Original Message-----
From: Dakota Jack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:25 PM
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: Popup Windows with Struts Actions
This looks cool to me as well.  What is with the
target="dontCareThatName"?  Is this necessary, and, if so, what should
"dontCareThatName" be?  Thanks,
On Apr 5, 2005 2:29 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dakota Jack wrote:

Anyone have some code on using JavaScript to open and close popup
windows with a Struts Action?  Thanks.
Jack


I like very much:
<html:form action="/yourAction" ... target="dontCareThatName"
onsubmit="window.open('',this.target,'scroolbar=no,
toolbar=no');return
true;">
<html:text...>
<html:hidden>
</html:form>
The output of yourAction will be shown in the popup, and all your form
fields are brought the normal way to yourAction
with no need to put them into a big query string after the url in the
open() function.
      Wolfgang

--
"You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its
back."
~Dakota Jack~
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