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moirakris

moirakris

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Oct 11, 2002
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Ok this should be apparant but for some reason (prolly because it's 6am and I haven't been to sleep yet) my brain can't figure this out.

thread215-172851 was the only post I found that was close but it didn't answer my question.

I have a page overflowing with links. I want the majority of them to open into a new window and a few to open into the same window.

Now I know I can do the
Code: 
<A HREF=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.mysite.com/&quot;[/URL] TARGET=&quot;display&quot;>LINK</A>
to open the ones I want into a new window but it would be MUCH easier if I could have just a plain
Code: 
<A HREF=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.mysite.com/&quot;<LINK<A>[/URL]
with no target specified open into a new window and somehow target the ones I want to load into the same window something else. Kinda bass-ackwards from the norm if you know what I mean.

Does this make sense? Anyone know how to do this to save my sanity and my fingertips?

Thanks a bunch :) Moira
&quot;Those that stop learning, stop living.&quot;
 
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Try adding this to the <head>:
<base target=&quot;display&quot;>

Then change the ones to open in the same window.

Rick
 
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instead put this is your href=&quot;javascript&quot; onclick=&quot;window.open('your url')
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sleep is good
 
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Ristmo

Ok I added the
Code: 
<base target=&quot;display&quot;>
into the head and then 2 links like so

Code: 
<A HREF=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.url.com&quot;>Link1</A>[/URL] | 
<A HREF=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.url2.com&quot;[/URL] target=&quot;abc&quot;>Link2</A>

Link 1 now opens into a new window instead of the same window [woohoo] but alas link 2 does as well, bah.

Any ideas? Using IE 5.5 if that helps any...this isn't a page for the general public so I won't have to worry about it working with other browser platforms. Moira
&quot;Those that stop learning, stop living.&quot;
 
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<A HREF=&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;>Link2</A>
DeZiner
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that amateurs built the Ark.
Professionals built the Titanic
 
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:::::slaps self in forehead:::: DUH why didn't I think of that.

Works now Thanks so much Ristmo and DeZiner
:::happydances around my desk::::

Moira
&quot;Those that stop learning, stop living.&quot;
 
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DeZiner--remember that 10% of all users have JavaScript disabled. If you can do the same thing in HTML, do it that way, instead.

Rick
 
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