Re: PopUp Window from Codebehind

From: Kevin Spencer (kspencer_at_takempis.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 17:37:12 -0400

Hi Gregg,

Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes a Popup blocker. I can't tell you
anything about other popup blockers, but here is all the info about Windows
XP Service Pack 2 for developers:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/productinfo/xpsp2/default.aspx 

-- 
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
I get paid good money to
solve puzzles for a living
"Greg Burns" <greg_burns@DONT_SPAM_ME_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#iOsefqlEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> I don't think I expressed myself well.
>
> For example, I have button (being a hyperlink button or push button) in a
> datagrid.  When the user selects it, is causes a postback.  In the post
back
> code, I am building js window.open function that I append to the output of
> the page with Page.RegisterStartupScript. (I am dynamically building the
> querystring).  How does/should a pop-up blocker treat this situation? My
> pop-up blockers are allowing it, some or not.
>
> Greg
>
>
> "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
> news:uZvKKQqlEHA.2680@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > 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.
> >
> > -- 
> > Curt Christianson
> > Owner/Lead Developer, DF-Software
> > Site: http://www.Darkfalz.com
> > Blog: http://blog.Darkfalz.com
> >
> >
> > "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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