Open new page in Tab on Internet Explorer 8 with javascript

Question

Using this below

window.open('aPage.aspx');

and i can open the page in a new Tab with every Browser, except Internet Explorer 8.

I see in this article How to open webpages in a new tab in internet explorer? that i can do this with 'target' attribute of tag 'a'.

I need to have this behavior when another page load. So i don't click on a link/button, the page on Tab will open automatically and i need to use javascript.

Any tips to get this work?

Maybe the popup blocker is causing you problems? – Philipp Apr 23 '13 at 15:17 — Philipp, Apr 23 '13 at 15:17
Popup blocker is disabled. – user2195984 Apr 23 '13 at 15:19 — user2195984, Apr 23 '13 at 15:19

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '13 at 15:17

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you may use window.load or jquery $(window).load(function () {}); and put your code inside the function. You may use window.open(url,'_blank'); as you mentioned

answered Apr 23 '13 at 15:17

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Thanks for suggest but i already do this in $(document).ready(function(){}); and it works everywhere except IE8. – user2195984 Apr 23 '13 at 15:24
what version of jquery are you using? jQuery 2.x only supports IE 9.0+ – beebee Apr 23 '13 at 15:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 23 '13 at 15:19

As the answers to the example you posted suggest, you cannot change the settings of the browser. All you can do is add target="_blank" to links and window.open(url,'_blank'); to the javascript open. This will tell the browser to open in a new window but the browser will honor the user's preference setting to open in a new tab or window.

Open new page in Tab on Internet Explorer 8 with javascript

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