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How can I make a link run when page loads?

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neutec

neutec

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Apr 26, 2003
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Hello everyone,
I would like to link to run when someone opens my home page. The link is to open a DHTML window. Whats the best way to open this window?
 
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When you just want another window to open when your page loads, that can be done with JavaScript. Remember however, that opening new windows automatically is not appreciated by a lot of users. Furthermore, popup killers can block JavaScript opening new windows and some users have JavaScript turned off in their browser settings. However, here's the script for opening a new window:

<script language=&quot;JavaScript>
function openNewWindow ()
{
var myWindow;

myWindow = window.open (&quot;urlOfNewWindow&quot;, &quot;titleOfNewWindow&quot;, left=100, top=100, width=400, height=400);
}
</script>

This will open a new window at postion 100, 100 with a size of 400 by 400 pixels. Replace &quot;urlOfNewWindow&quot; with your own url and &quot;titleOfNewWindow&quot; with your own title. Watch out with special characters in the title. A lot of them are not allowed. Best thing is to use just ONE word (no spaces even).

Put this script just before the </head> tag.
The <body> tag should look like this:

<body onLoad=&quot;openNewWindow()&quot;>
 
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thanks for your help, I have one more question. My <body> look like this

<body leftmargin=&quot;0&quot; topmargin=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; onLoad=&quot;MM_preloadImages('images/btn_main_dn.gif','images/btn_about_dn.gif','images/btn_products_dn.gif','images/btn_services_dn.gif','images/btn_support_dn.gif','images/btn_contactus_dn.gif','images/btn_order_dn.gif')&quot;>

How would I change it to work with the java script?
 
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Change

onLoad=&quot;MM_preloadImages ...etc

into

onLoad=&quot;openNewWindow ();MM_preloadImages ...etc

In other words, just put the name of the openNewWindow function in front of the other code (MM_preloadImages etc)
Don't forget the semicolon after openNewWindow ()! It's important.
 
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