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Thread ID: 14806 2002-01-19 15:00:00 Webpages and window.open() Guest (0) Press F1
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31934 2002-01-19 15:00:00 Can I use the window.open() command to open the a page in the same window?

I've looked at many examples but none open in the same page.

Or is there another way I can do this because I want a page to load depending on the browser. I know a bit of HTML and Javascript.

Thanks in advance 		Guest (0)
31935 2002-01-19 15:45:00 Or is it better to use a refresh meta tag if it's possible? Guest (0)
31936 2002-01-19 19:34:00 Don't quote me as I'm just starting to learn HTML but..

You could probably use some form of browser sniffer in Java.

e.g.
<script type='text/javascript'>
<!-- hide the script from old browsesr

var MTMUsableBrowser = false;
// browser sniffing routine
browserName = navigator.appName;
browserVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
if(browserName == 'Netscape' && browserVersion >= 3) {
MTMUsableBrowser = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Opera') == -1) ? true : false;
} else if(browserName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && browserVersion >= 4) {
MTMUsableBrowser = true;
} else if(browserName == 'Opera' && browserVersion >= 5) {
MTMUsableBrowser = true;
}

Not sure how helpful this will be. 		Guest (0)
31937 2002-01-19 19:53:00 Sorry forgot the last, I think I misconstrued your meaning.

If you want to open a another window on same page there is good documentation here.

www.htmlgoodies.com

Scroll down to 'Page Inside A Page'

cheers 		Guest (0)
31938 2002-01-20 01:37:00 Hi, hopefully this is what you want to do: have a popup open and be able to load a new file into that popup from another page (well if it isnt too bad :P ) you can use a target='NewWin' in your main doc to open a new window (or use a JS code to open it), then you can use the same target='NewWin' in your link tag on any page to open the file in that new window, and btw the window.open code wont let you open it in the same file (well i cant see a way that it could)...i could be wrong. Guest (0)
31939 2002-01-20 05:43:00 Thanks B M M but I've looked at that site and a few more that used the window.open() command.

One of the examples was window.open([sURL][,sNAME])

Where it also had a table showing what you can use as sNAME. One of the commands was '_self' but I think it's only used for frames which I'm not going to have at this stage.

I'll try that script you sent above. 		Guest (0)
31940 2002-01-20 06:52:00 I did a bit more research but the command I wanted to use is

window.location=('URL') which opens the URL in the same page.

Thanks for all your help 		Guest (0)
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