Re: PopUp Window from Codebehind

From: Curt_C [MVP] (software_AT_darkfalz.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:35:31 -0500

It's not a popup if the user clicked it, it's a link. Popups are usually
designated as loaded from within the page without the user instructing it to
do so. 

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Curt Christianson
Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
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"Greg Burns" <greg_burns@DONT_SPAM_ME_hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:O7hQv9plEHA.2612@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Kevin,
>
> This has been bother me for quite awhile.
>
> Why does my code for a pop-up window from my app not get blocked by IE SP2 
> pop-up blocker or the Google toolbar?  (Yet some other pop-up blockers 
> that my users have installed does block it)
>
> (No exceptions have been made in IE's Pop-up blocker settings either)
>
>    Private Function openNewWindow(ByVal url As String, ByVal windowName As 
> String, ByVal features As String) As String
>
>        ' url parameter must be enclosed in single quotes!!!
>
>        Dim sb As System.Text.StringBuilder = New System.Text.StringBuilder
>        sb.Append("javascript:var " & windowName & " = window.open(" + url 
> + ",'" + windowName + "','" & features + "');" & windowName & ".focus();")
>
>        Return sb.ToString()
>    End Function
>
> The code is not really important here.  I think I might be missing the big 
> picture; are pop-up allowed if they are user initiated. (i.e. a user click 
> a hyperlink that causes the pop-up)?
>
> BTW, here is a great link I saw yesterday to encapsulate creating a pop-up 
> into a class:
>
> http://www.dotnet2themax.com/ShowContent.aspx?ID=5f606582-4626-4c6f-a6e9-6f952f31491a
>
> Greg
>
> "Kevin Spencer" <kspencer@takempis.com> wrote in message 
> news:Oe65wZplEHA.324@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Forgive me. I spoke too quickly Upon reflection, I realized that 
>> JavaScript
>> can't click a hyperlink. Oh well. I can't think of any other way to open 
>> a
>> new browser window that won't be foiled by popup blockers. Best to try
>> another route.
>>
>> -- 
>> HTH,
>> Kevin Spencer
>> .Net Developer
>> Microsoft MVP
>> I get paid good money to
>> solve puzzles for a living
>>
>> "bruce barker" <nospam_brubar@safeco.com> wrote in message
>> news:ed96JxolEHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> while you can emit javascript to do this, any popup blocker will stop 
>>> it.
>>>
>>> -- bruce (sqlwork.com)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Rathtap" <amcniw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:b21a5958.0409090743.56e95c28@posting.google.com...
>>> > I want to popup a window from my codebehind. The reason is that during
>>> > the postback the code needs to do some validations and to build the
>>> > arguments that are passed in the url. How can I achieve this
>>> > functionality?
>>> > The reason I do not want to use Response.Redirect is because when the
>>> > user comes back to the first page, all the selections that were
>>> > made(which are the arguments) disappear.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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