want to open a new window on button click!-jscript or javasript

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September 4th, 2003, 09:34 AM

aspuser25

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want to open a new window on button click!-jscript or javasript

Hi all...

i am was unable to work on asp to word........it was sendign me shivers to even try and test it. but thanks to this forum... i am almost nearing all my main tasks in my small assignment on asp website devlopment.

my story of student-teacher must be clear to all. I am now able to select a student's story and open it in a word doc. the teacher then corrects the story, highlight in colors the comments, strikethrough. In fact all the priveleges i wanted as an editor can be achieved. This word doc gets opened in a new window ... the best part

now i have 2 buttons on teacher window. One which would open a separate window to a word doc and another i want it to open in another asp page. since i have given -> target="new_window"
in form tag so right now both the buttons open to a new window of word file:
<form action="word_create.asp" target="new_window">

how can i make the other button open another window. do i have to use on_click() event and use jscript? vbscript works only 4 IE so i have to use jscript????

I dont want to use javascript.... as i have to run the website on a machine which is MS based (or is this irrelevent?)

can anyone help me how to use the on_click event to open another window?
here is my code..
<html>
<head><title>Create a word document</title></head>
<body>
<center>
<font color="#800080" size="4"><b>
Create a word document</b></font>
</center>
<p>
<center>
</p>
<table>
<form action="word_create.asp" target="new_window">
<%
Dim strSelectValues
Dim strSelectedText1
Dim strSelectedText2
DIM RSA
DIM QUERY1

strSelectValues = Trim(Request.form("RR"))
'FOR DEBUG ONLY
'Response.Write "ds-->" & strSelectValues & "<--<hr>"

strSelectedText1 = Split(strSelectValues, ";")(0)
strSelectedText2 = Split(strSelectValues, ";")(1)
'FOR DEBUG ONLY
'Response.Write "one-->" & strSelectedText1 & "<--<hr>"
'Response.Write "two-->" & strSelectedText2 & "<--<hr>"

Set RSA = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
QUERY1 = "select story_original from student_content where student_id = '"&strSelectedText2&"' and story_id = '"&strSelectedText1&"'"
rsa.open query1, "dsn=school"
response.write "mm"
%>

<tr>
<td><font color="#000080" size="3"><b>Name:</b></font> </td>
<td><input type="text" name="Name" size="50" maxlength="100"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font color="#000080" size="3"><b>Email:</b></font> </td>
<td><input type="text" name="Email" size="50" maxlength="100"></td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
<font color="#000080" size="3"><b>
Comments:</b></font> </td><td>
<textarea cols="50" rows="10" name="comments" ><%=RSA.Fields.item("story_original").value %></textarea></td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
<p align="center">
<input type="submit" value="Check Story">
<input type="submit" value="Grade Student">
</form><p align="left"> </p>
</body>
</html>

thanks all ..........................

September 4th, 2003, 09:57 AM

Vlince

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Why do you have *two* submit buttons?

You realize that both, submit buttons, will send your <form>...</form>'s data to word_create.asp regardless of which one is clicked!

You realize that right???

Anyway...what I think you need/want is this(and your question should've been):

"How can I have 2 buttons that submit the form to 2 different places"

In order to do that, you'll need to *S I M U L A T E* two submit buttons but in fact, the're going to be two regular buttons.

The key thing to understand here is that you'll create two *regular* buttons with an onclick attribute.

Both onclick attributes will/can call two different javascript function!
Why javascript?
Cause that's what I use...and since I usually want my code to work in both major browsers then I use javascript for my client-side scripting.
If I was creating an intranet and that I knew for *sure* that everyone was using Internet Explorer then, I'd probably use VBscript as my client-side scripting...but knowing myself I'd still use javascript out of habit...

Now create two regular buttons like I said
<input type="button" name="btn1" value="click 1" onclick="javascript:FunctionOne();">
<input type="button" name="btn2" value="click 2" onclick="javascript:FunctionTwo();">

Now in the <head>...</head> portion of your code, simply create these two javascript functions like:

<head>
<script language="javascript">
function FunctionOne()
{
alert("you have clicked the button click 1");
}

function FunctionTwo()
{
alert("you have clicked the button click 2");
}
</script>
</head>

All you need to do now is remplace that silly alert message I've given as an example and write your own code that will submit the <form>...</form>

Hope this helps!
Sincerely

Vlince

Last edited by Vlince : September 4th, 2003 at 10:00 AM.

September 4th, 2003, 10:01 AM

aspuser25

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yes i wanted exactly what u explained ... let me now try this thing!

thanks!

September 4th, 2003, 10:13 AM

aspuser25

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hi vlince...

i had a quick question....rather than having 2 buttons opening into 2 different pages ... i want one button to open the word file and the other one to open a fresh page on the same one where i had 2 buttons?

can i achieve this or do i still need to have 2 buttons??
i hope i am clear?

September 4th, 2003, 10:35 AM

Vlince

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Well...aspuser25!

Things won't automagically happen you know

you say you want:
i want one button to open the word file and the other one to open a fresh page

but then you say:
can i achieve this or do i still need to have 2 buttons

Well of course you can acheive this and of course you'll need two buttons, otherwise how can you possibly do it?

well there is a way but...

Ok back to business.
Now you want one button to open a new file, ok great, create a *regular* button with an onclick attribute calling a javascript function that will open a new window.

then leave your other button a submit button, DO NOT make it a regular button, leave it as a *submit* button

That's the one that will refresh the page like you said...

Hope this helps!
Sincerely

Vlince

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