javascript html link in a form to not reload page

true_atlantis · 10-25-2006, 02:14 PM

is there a way to have a javascript link in a form that when you click it, it will not submit the form... here would be an example code

Code:

<form name='test' id='test'>
  <a href='javascript:window.open("http://www.google.com")GOOGLE</a>
  <input type=submit value='TEST' />
</form>

if you click that link, the original window will have '[object Window]' in it. there has got to be a way to get around this.

Jaqui · 10-25-2006, 03:59 PM

No idea, since I have javascript completely disabled as recommended by all the internet security groups out there for the last 2 years.

every site that "requires" javascript loses my business, or membership.
or flash for that matter.

"Active Clientside Scripting, such as Flash, Activex and Javascript are at best a SEVERE Security risk and should be disabled on every system"

Due to the total integration of Activex into windows, it is actually a Critical security risk to have Activex enabled in any web aware software.

true_atlantis · 10-25-2006, 05:52 PM

thanks for the security update... i agree, java is unsafe, but in some instances (in house projects) it can be very useful. in the future, if your going to start an answer to a question wiht 'No idea' dont bother. anybody else?

pnellesen · 10-25-2006, 10:50 PM

Something like this seems to work for me (I did this in about 5 minutes, so it's pretty raw

):

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
function windowOpen(theUrl) {
 var newWindow = window.open(theUrl);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name='test' id='test'>
  <a href="#" onClick="windowOpen('http://www.google.com')">GOOGLE</a>
  <input type=submit value='TEST' />
</form>
</body>
</html>

demon_vox · 10-26-2006, 08:49 AM

It worked for me, but there was two characters missing. The ' closing the href string and the > closing the <a.
So the link will be like this:

Code:

<a href='javascript:window.open("http://www.google.com")'>GOOGLE</a>

alternatively you could try calling the open like this:

Code:

<a href='javascript:top.window.open("http://www.google.com")'>GOOGLE</a>

sometimes if there is a frame or something misterius that no one knows why affect the JS somehow. Yes, I dont like JS because it is a being with self conscius and selfawereness! (ok, maybe not, but it scares sometimes

)

Hope this is useful.
Cheers!