How to get referer URL when using Javascript

[shitalv]

Hello,

Scenario:
I am creating an email application that would send just the "link to the page" to the recipients. I have a hyperlink on the main window. When clicked, this opens a pop up window with a form that takes all the information. It also has a hidden text box that stores the referer URL (i.e. of the main window).

Problem:
When I use following simple html code on the main window to open the pop up window:
<a href=&quot;emailForm.jsp&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;> and then on my emailForm.jsp I have <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; value=<%= request.getHeader(&quot;referer&quot%>> everything works fine.

Since I want window with no bars, I use Javascript on main window to pop up emailForm.jsp (i.e. < href=window.open(emailForm.jsp, id, features)) and when I use <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; value=<%= request.getHeader(&quot;referer&quot %>> then the value of the referer URL turns out to be &quot;null&quot;.

Can anyone tell me how I can use the Javascript to open a popup window and then get the referer URL on the pop up window.

 

[xutopia]

in the new window try this :

opener.document.refferer Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran

 

[starway]

Read this: thread216-381656
I posted there some text about referrer that explains the limitations of it's use.