Open Window and Write HTML to Child Advice

fs22 · August 5th, 2005, 02:12 PM

I am looking to open a new window and write html to that window. The problem I am having is that I need the body tag to have an onload event fire in the new window. I cannot seem to get it to work.

Here is the code that I am using...

function vidopen()
{
var newWindow = window.open("","vidwindow");
newWindow.document.writeln("<head><script language='VBScript' src='3init.vbs'></script><script language='VBScript' src='3web.vbs'></script><script language='VBScript' src='3score.vbs'></script></head><body onLoad='vbscript:LaunchVideo(%22na_pref%22)'></body>");
}

Any thoughts?

Clay Hess

joefawcett · August 6th, 2005, 03:01 AM

Your quotes seem to be wrong. It should be:

Code:

body onLoad='vbscript:LaunchVideo(\"%22na_pref%22\")'>

You shouldn't put the protocol in an event handler attribute but it probably won't hurt. I presume yhou know using VBScript will make it IE only.

The second thing to do is add the "defer" attribute to the script block, preferably the one that has the handler but it wont hurt on the others:

Code:

<script language='VBScript' src='3init.vbs' defer>

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)

fs22 · August 6th, 2005, 10:53 AM

Thanks for the tip.

I tried what you suggested, but it did not work. Any other thoughts?

Clay Hess

joefawcett · August 6th, 2005, 02:04 PM

Perhaps add the html tags. You should also close the document:

Code:

newWindow.document.write(....);
newWindow.document.close();

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)