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Javascript “window.open” code won’t work in Internet Explorer 7 or 8

It’s the space in the second parameter that’s causing it. If you use “UploadPhoto” instead of “Upload Photo”, it works: $(‘#change_photo_link’).click(function(){ $id = $(‘#id’).attr(‘value’); window.open(“photo.upload.php?id=” + $id,”UploadPhoto”, “menubar=no,width=430,height=100,toolbar=no”); }); I can’t seem to find any official reasons as to why having a space in the windowName parameter of window.open() causes an error, but it’s likely … Read more

window.open returns null and fails in inline script but works from console

It is blocked by the browser. window.open is only not being blocked, when it is invoked by user action, for example in a click event, emitted by a native browser event. Also javaScript emitted events are being blocked, just like delayed setTimeout callbacks. <a id=”link” href=”http://stackoverflow.com”>StackOverflow</a> <script type=”text/javascript”> // Example (with jQuery for simplicity) $(“a#link”).click(function … Read more

window.open behaviour in chrome tabs/windows

Chrome automatically opens a URL in a new tab only if it’s user generated action, limited to one tab per user action. In any other case, the URL will be opened in a new window (which, BTW, is blocked by default on Chrome). window.open must be called within a callback which is triggered by a … Read more

How to get the references of all already opened child windows

If you don’t want to change your current code, you can simply override window.open() function: var openedWindows = []; window._open = window.open; // saving original function window.open = function(url,name,params){ openedWindows.push(window._open(url,name,params)); // you can store names also… } Run this code before calling window.open(). All the references to the opened windows will be stored in openedWindows … Read more

window.opener is null after redirect

window.opener is removed whenever you navigate to a different host (for security reasons), there is no way around it. The only option should be doing the payment in a frame if it is possible. The top document needs to stay on the same host.

How to set a file name using window.open

You can achieve this using the download attribute for <a> elements. For example: <a href=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7034754/1251354216241621.txt” download=”your-foo.txt”>Download Your Foo</a> This attribute indicates that the file should be downloaded (instead of displayed, if applicable) and specifies which filename should be used for the downloaded file. Instead of using window.open() you could generate an invisible link with the … Read more