Execute href and Open URL in a new window

Question

I have postback method in asp.net and after that I want to open new blank page.

I am displaying some message from client side and explicitly clicking a href but that href is not firing.

<a href="../tools/pagename.aspx" target="_blank" id="aProcess"></a>

function DownloadData()
{
   $("#aProcess").click();
}

I want to execute href in new page. window.open() which I do not want to use. I want to open new window. using window.open() as it may blocked by browser sometime. Therefore a href call explicitly I want to trigger.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:56

In order to open a new browser window with jquery you can use window.open() method:

window.open(URL,name,specs,replace)

URL: Optional. Specifies the URL of the page to open. If no URL is specified, a new window with about:blank is opened.

name:Optional.Specifies the target attribute or the name of the window.

specs:Optional. A comma-separated list of items.

replace:Optional.Specifies whether the URL creates a new entry or replaces the current entry in the history list(true||false).

to open your page:

$("a#aProcess").click(function(){
    window.open('http://localhost:port/...','_blank');
});

giammin · Answer 2 · 2013-02-08T14:44:17.590

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for change current page url:

function DownloadData()
{
   window.location = 'new url';
}

for opening new page:

window.open(url);

This is the only thing you can do if browser settings permit it.

Fortunately!

If it was different i think that will be impossible to surf the web without having tons of popup opened

edited Feb 08 '13 at 14:44

answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:38

giammin

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Yea, but it will open in same window. I want to open new window. Also do not want to use window.open() as it may blocked. – k-s Feb 08 '13 at 14:40
@Keyur then the problem is somewhere else in your code and not related to that function – giammin Feb 08 '13 at 15:42

dlock · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-08T14:46:06.307

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Use this if you want the url to be opened in the current window

document.location.href = 'http://url.com';

If you want the url opened in a new window without using window.open(). You can use

window.showModalDialog("http://url.com",window);

edited Feb 08 '13 at 14:46

answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:40

dlock

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Yea, but it will open in same window. I want to open new window. Also do not want to use window.open() as it may blocked. – k-s Feb 08 '13 at 14:41
I already have popup opened and window.open nor showModaldialog working. – k-s Feb 08 '13 at 14:55
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`Window.open` should work on all browsers without problems as long as you are firing it manually ie: button click. But if you run `window.open` in an event that the user has no control over, it will be considered as a popup and will be blocked. So, I really recommend that you explain more about what you are trying to do instead of saying "I don't want to use window.open". – dlock Feb 08 '13 at 15:09
Thanks for your help..Yes, you are right. I already have popup opened in IE, I am opening window.open - which can be blocked. So I want to open up new page which sets in href. – k-s Feb 08 '13 at 15:19
[window.showModalDialog is deprecated](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20733962/why-is-window-showmodaldialog-deprecated-what-to-use-instead) – itsmysterybox May 12 '19 at 12:35

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:50

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    $("a#aProcess").click(function(e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        window.open($(this).attr('href'), '_blank');
    });

answered Feb 08 '13 at 14:50

Mohebifar

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Execute href and Open URL in a new window

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