Opening popUp Window in IE5

[jtsmk]

I'm having problems opening a popUp window (pointing to an html page) in IE5.
Here is the javascript call I used which worked in IE4.x:
<A HREF="myPage.htm" target="newWin" onClick="popUp()">Link</A>

I next tried this call: <A HREF="javascript:popUp()">Link</A>
which workk fine in NAV but not IE5.

For the function I used:
function popUp()
{
x = open('', 'newWin', 'width=800, height=600, resizable, scrollbars');
x.document.open();
}

where I substituted the URL for the null argument for my second call.

I'm not sure if this is an IE5 bug or what. Any help would be appreciated.

[Arielladog]

Hey,

Your script looks fine, and this works perfectly fine for me in IE 5.5

<script>
function popUp()
{
x = open('', 'newWin', 'width=800, height=600, resizable, scrollbars');
x.document.open();
}
</script>
<A HREF="javascript:popUp()">Link</A>

Perhaps your IE 5 is bad. What you can do is you can try repairing it. Go to control panel | add/remove programs. Find Microsoft Internet Explorer and click remove. Then, click repair when the new window pops up and be prepared to restart later. Hopefully that'll work.

aDog :cool:

[Kevin Yank]

jtsmk,

Is there any reason why you're opening the window using JavaScript and then loading the document with the HREF attribute of the HTML link? Why not do the whole thing with your JavaScript function?

[jtsmk]

Originally posted by kyank
jtsmk,

Is there any reason why you're opening the window using JavaScript and then loading the document with the HREF attribute of the HTML link? Why not do the whole thing with your JavaScript function?

Kevin,
I did try loading the document with the URL within the function. This worked everwhere except IE5, where it opened multiple windows. About the only way it works is to document.write the document (not practical for a large document). I'm beginning to think it's my Compaq IE5 v 1.0.0.4

[jtsmk]

Originally posted by Arielladog
Hey,

Your script looks fine, and this works perfectly fine for me in IE 5.5

<script>
function popUp()
{
x = open('', 'newWin', 'width=800, height=600, resizable, scrollbars');
x.document.open();
}
</script>
<A HREF="javascript:popUp()">Link</A>

Perhaps your IE 5 is bad. What you can do is you can try repairing it. Go to control panel | add/remove programs. Find Microsoft Internet Explorer and click remove. Then, click repair when the new window pops up and be prepared to restart later. Hopefully that'll work.

aDog

aDog,
I might have a bad IE5 (Compaq Custom IE5 v1.0.0.4). But how can I repair after I remove it? I would have to download a new copy?

[Arielladog]

Hey,

What the remove feature for IE 5 does is bring up an option to do some things to it (I don't think you can really remove it b/c it's tied to OS (unless you use a special program)), so, click remove then click repair (you're not removing it).

aDog

[diacono]

Originally posted by jtsmk


aDog,
I might have a bad IE5 (Compaq Custom IE5 v1.0.0.4). But how can I repair after I remove it? I would have to download a new copy?

i've had that problem recently... i cant open any new windows with ie5.5. it just seems to <err...> do nothing!!

what heppens when you try to open a new window? btw, i reinstalled ie5.5 and i've still got the problem.

[jtsmk]

I just solved my problem by installing the IE Service Pack 1 upgrade. Thanks for the help, hope this solves others with similiar problems.

Originally posted by jtsmk
I'm having problems opening a popUp window (pointing to an html page) in IE5.
Here is the javascript call I used which worked in IE4.x:
<A HREF="myPage.htm" target="newWin" onClick="popUp()">Link</A>

I next tried this call: <A HREF="javascriptopUp()">Link</A>
which workk fine in NAV but not IE5.

For the function I used:
function popUp()
{
x = open('', 'newWin', 'width=800, height=600, resizable, scrollbars');
x.document.open();
}

where I substituted the URL for the null argument for my second call.

I'm not sure if this is an IE5 bug or what. Any help would be appreciated.