newbreedcc
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Navigation -> Open New Window Dilemma... asp.net
In my asp.net app, I am trying to open a new window from a button.click event. This new window (window#2) should be opened from my "search" webform (window#1), where the new window contains the search results.
Everytime the user updates the search criteria in window#1 and click search button I want to update window#2 with the results. (preferable without opening a window#3, rather refresh window#2 if window#2 (results page) was already open.) The way I send my search criteria to window#2 is via a session variable (sql WHERE clause)
I have tried a couple different approaches, however, none of them seems to work 100%, I need few pointers.
Here's what I tried:
1. Simplest solution seems to change a setting on my search webform to point to results page: <base target="resultspage.aspx(w
The above worked fine, however I have more than one button on my search page which performs postbacks, hence everytime a postback is performed (from a button other than search button) it would push the html from the server to window#2, I only want it to push html to window#2 when I click on the search button. Thus is there a way that I can dynamically change the target of my form server side?
2. I added OnClick js script serverside, where I would build-up my javascript function (or I just add button1.attributes.add("On
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Everytime the user updates the search criteria in window#1 and click search button I want to update window#2 with the results. (preferable without opening a window#3, rather refresh window#2 if window#2 (results page) was already open.) The way I send my search criteria to window#2 is via a session variable (sql WHERE clause)
I have tried a couple different approaches, however, none of them seems to work 100%, I need few pointers.
Here's what I tried:
1. Simplest solution seems to change a setting on my search webform to point to results page: <base target="resultspage.aspx(w
The above worked fine, however I have more than one button on my search page which performs postbacks, hence everytime a postback is performed (from a button other than search button) it would push the html from the server to window#2, I only want it to push html to window#2 when I click on the search button. Thus is there a way that I can dynamically change the target of my form server side?
2. I added OnClick js script serverside, where I would build-up my javascript function (or I just add button1.attributes.add("On
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I went with a different approach in the end.
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newbreedcc, can you post the approach that you used.
It might be helpful to others.
It might be helpful to others.
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I open a new window with script, and everytime the same link is clicked it would not open another new window, rather detect that window is already open and refresh. I created a menu bar that acts as a launch pad to open menu items, here's how.
btnItemMstr.Attributes.Add
btnItemMstr.Attributes.Add
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For each of the buttons which goes for search, check..
if (window.child == null)
{
// open a new window
}
else
{
//use the same window.
//example..window.child.lo
}