Opening a Pop-up window with Response.Redirect

nancy · June 17th, 2004, 09:20 AM

Hi, I'm trying to open a popup window once a form has been submitted. I tried using Response.Redirect, but couldn't figure it out. So I went with the Response.Write object. It does work and opens the page in a pop up.,BUT the page containing the form refreshes to the asp page that "treats" the data in that form.<gr!>

Here's the code in question:

response.write("<scr" & "ipt>" & vbCrLf)
response.write("open(""submitted_fr.asp"",""ThankY ou"",""width=450,height=200,scrollbars=no, toolbars=no"");" & vbCrLf)
response.write("</scr" & "ipt>")

Can I have this page do two things: the Pop-up as scripted above AND close the page containing the code above, in other words close itself?

I'm thinking, is it possible to put a response.redirect() AND a response.write()in the same asp page? (the one treating the data)

I hope I'm clear,
Any help would greatly be appreciated,

Thanks

Snib · June 17th, 2004, 11:53 AM

Close a page and open a popup:

response.write "<script>"
response.write "open(""submitted_fr.asp"","ThankYou"",""width=450 ,height=200,scrollbars=no,toolbars=no"");"
response.write "window.opener=top;window.close();</script>"

HTH,

Snib

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nancy · June 17th, 2004, 12:18 PM

Thank you Snib. But unfortunately, this didn't work either.

Snib · June 17th, 2004, 12:21 PM

Let me get this straight... you want to open a window when a form submits, and then close the window that the form was in?

Or do you want to open a window when you submit the form, and then cancel the form submit?

You need to give a few more details....

I hope you problem is soon resolved,

Snib

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nancy · June 17th, 2004, 12:32 PM

Basically my form fields write to an email.
The asp script that does this is in "get_fr.asp"

Something to this effect: <FORM ACTION="get_fr.asp"...>

In get_fr.asp, I also request to "redirect" the user to a Thank you page that I want in a pop-up.
So far all of this works BUT the get_fr.asp displays in its own window too, and of course, there's nothing in it.

If I include self.close() , in get_fr.asp: It prompts an alert type message notifying the user that this window has been requested to close. BUT that window shouldn't have been created to begin with. It's only the asp that treats the form.

Id this a lil' clearer?

nancy · November 4th, 2004, 04:09 PM

Hi, I still haven't found a solution to this problem ;-(

Brief:
I have a form that writes to an HTML email, using ASP as the instruction page. (I called this page "get.asp") "get.asp" also prompts a "Thank you for ..." - Pop-up window, that when closed redirects to another website.

The instructions in question are called via the Form's action="get.asp", as mentioned above. When all is said and done, that "get.asp" page is in its own browser window with of course nothing in it.

How do I get rid of it?

Thanks for all your help,

nancy

happygv · November 4th, 2004, 06:04 PM

Hi Nancy,

This thread might help you in a way.

how do I close a web browser using vb script?

But If I am right, you are looking for something like, when the the job is done on get.asp, it pops up a window to say "thank you and stuff" and when the popped up window is closed the parent window, which already had displayed get.asp, should be refreshed with some other URL. Is that what you are looking for?

Cheers!

_________________________
- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection

nancy · November 5th, 2004, 11:09 AM

YES, Vijay, that's exactly what I want!
Would you like to see my code in get.asp?

happygv · November 9th, 2004, 09:54 AM

Hi Nancy,

Sorry about the delayed response.

Try this. Just create 2 new pages and paste the corresponding code given below in each. Test these out and make the changes in you setup accordingly.

MainWindow.asp

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>POPUP</title>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function openWindow(url) 
{
    popupWin = window.open(url,'popup','width=300,height=300')
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<% response.write now() %>
<br>
<a href = "Javascript:openWindow('popup.asp');">Click here</a>
</body>
</html>

popup.asp

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>POPUP</title>
</head>

<body onLoad="window.focus();">
      <a href="JavaScript:onClick=self.opener.location='SOMEPAGE.ASP';window.close()">Close Window</a>
</body>
</html>

Replace SOMEPAGE.ASP with some other URL (may be the exact URL you wanted to refresh that page with)

Hope that helps.
Cheers!

_________________________
- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection