"[Object Window]" in parent browser

[garlinto]

I have created a pop-up form that a user can use to find info on some of our products. The pop-up form is done with php, but the pop-up window is created using a simple javascript.

<a href="javascript:window.open('foo.php', null, 'width=250,height=325')" alt="Foo">.....</a>

After the pop-up is created, why does the parent window go blank with the words "[Object Window]". I want the parent to stay on the page that created the pop-up. I've researched it here but I can't seem to find any relevant threads. Thanks!

[MikeFoster]

When the A element is clicked its default behavior is to load the value of the href attribute - assuming it is a URL. window.open returns a reference to a window object - this becomes the href value. Try this...

<a href='foo.php' onclick="window.open(this.href, null, 'width=250,height=325'); return false;" alt="Foo">.....</a>

[garlinto]

Thanks a bunch, MikeFoster! That worked great.

I didn't know that about the "<a>" element. Good bit of info to file away for next time.