Redirecting the Parent window

**goober** · Apr 15, 2001, 16:28

Hello,

It's been a while and I currently don't have access to my old JavaScript tutorials, so please bear with me.

I'm aiming to, when somene clicks a link on my site (which redirects to another 3rd-party site), pop up a window which gives the option to return to my site. When the link is clicked inside this small pop-up window, I want the parent window to be redirected back to the main page of my site.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

**scrubz** · Apr 15, 2001, 18:21

Use a link in your child window like so:

<a href="javascript://" onClick="window.opener.location.href='my_page.html'">Back to main</a>

If you also want the parent window to come to the front and the child window to close, do this:

<a href="javascript://" onClick="window.opener.location.href='my_page.html';window.opener.focus();window.close();">Back to main</a>

Note: The above links should be with javascript as one word. (SitePoint edits them, thus the split).

**goober** · Apr 16, 2001, 08:58

Thanks!

From the looks of this code, it should work like a charm.

Thanks again!

**goober** · Apr 16, 2001, 09:21

okay, Scrubz:

The problem I have is not with your code, but rather code I'm using to open my Pop-up window. In conjunction with your code, this is the script I have between my <HEAD> tags:

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function openWindow1 { 
var popupWin = null;
popupWin = window.open('http://www.interfall.com/Franklin/BackToMain.html','BackToMain','width=400,height=375,resizable=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,left=10,top=10,scrollbars=yes') 
popupWin.opener.name="Main";
popupWin.focus();
} 
</SCRIPT>

And this is the code I have for the link:

Code:

<a href="http://www.site.com" onClick="JavaScript:OpenWindow1()">

Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can't believe I've forgotten how to do this simple stuff in such a short time.

BTW, the exact error I'm getting is an 'object expected' error.
Remember, all the "java scripts" really are one word in my code.

Thanks again!

**scrubz** · Apr 16, 2001, 18:36

Is the code you posted from the popup window? From your original post, it sounded like you wanted to open a popup window containing a link back to your site, and when it's clicked, your page comes back in the parent window.

If the code below is in a popup, your link is trying to open another popup window (or load your site in the existing popup with the same name).

In your onClick, just use...

onClick="window.opener.location.href='http://www.interfall.com/Franklin/BackToMain.html'"

The object expected error is probably from missing () after your function name:

function openWindow1() {

But you shouldn't need that function in the popup. Have I totally confused anyone yet?

**goober** · Apr 16, 2001, 18:41

Scrubz, you're making sense now.

By the way, disregard the PM i sent you..i probably sent it the same second you replied to this!

**goober** · Apr 16, 2001, 18:50

well, I have the logic right. I double-checked to make sure.

Here's what happens. I click on the link, and that's when i get the object expected:

Code:

<a href="http://www.site.com/" onClick="JavaScript:OpenWindow1()">

This is the code that i put inside of the link where, after opening the page, I want the small window to pop up with the back link...I get 'object expected' When it's clicked on. Any advice?

Thanks.

**scrubz** · Apr 17, 2001, 06:52

Two problems:

1) Put parenthesis after your function name:

You have: function openWindow1 {
It should be: function openWindow1() {

2) When calling the function with your onClick, you've spelled the function OpenWindow1, but it should be openWindow1 (lower case o).

That should do it.

**goober** · Apr 17, 2001, 11:02

Perfect!!

I forgot about small capitalization errors with JavaScript.

If you want to check out what you've helped to complete, simply go to:

http://www.interfall.com/Franklin/index.asp

and click on the Weather picture. You'll see the window pop-up when it's clicked on.

Well, I'm off to monkey around to get the proper size for the window...thanks again! You've made my day!

**scrubz** · Apr 17, 2001, 11:35

Bingo! Cool, it looks like it's working.

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