Open a new window using Java Script.

By using following Java Script code, you can open a new window in .Net.

To open a new window using Java Script, here is the code

window.open('url to open','window name','attribute1,attribute2')

This is the function that allows you to open a new browser window. Note that all the names and attributes are separated with a comma rather than spaces.

Here is what all the stuff inside is:

1.'url to open'

This is the web address of the page you wish to appear in the new window.

2. 'window name'

Name your window whatever you like.

3. 'attribute1,attribute2'

There are so many window attributes that you can adjust.

Window Attributes

Following are the window attributes, that you can use

1. width=300

Width of the new window.

2. height=200

Height of the new window.

3. resizable=yes or no

Use this to control whether or not you want the user to be able to resize the window.

4. scrollbars=yes or no

This lets you decide whether or not to have scrollbars on the window.

5. toolbar=yes or no

Whether or not the new window should have the browser navigation bar at the top (The back, foward, stop buttons..etc.).

6. location=yes or no

Whether or not you wish to show the location box with the current url (The place to type http://address).

7. directories=yes or no

Whether or not the window should show the extra buttons. (what's cool, personal buttons, etc...).

8. status=yes or no

Whether or not to show the window status bar at the bottom of the window.

9. menubar=yes or no

Whether or not to show the menus at the top of the window (File, Edit, etc...).

10. copyhistory=yes or no

Whether or not to copy the old browser window's history list to the new window.

Here's an example code for opening a new window by using HTML control

<FORM>
<INPUT type="button" value="New Window!" onClick="window.open(
'http://localhost:1296/GridViewWithXMLDataSource/NewPage.aspx','mywindow','width=800,height=500')"> </FORM>

Here's an example code for opening a new window by using ASP.Net control

<asp:Button ID="btnNewWindow" runat="server" onclick="btnNewWindow_Click" onclientclick="window.open('http://localhost:1296/GridViewWithXMLDataSource/NewPage.aspx','mywindow','width=800,height=500',
scrollbars='yes',toolbasr='yes',directories='yes',status='yes',menubar='yes')"
Text="New Window" />