location.href does not work in IE5 - ANY IDEAS?

[ujohnc00]

Hello
The following line works correctly on my developement computer (IE5.5), but not on other computers (IE5):

self.location = "1358.cfm?action=view&method=search";

I have also tried the following to no avail:
self.location.href
location.href
window.href
window.location.href

Please help me. I don't know if this is a problem with IE, or a problem with local/remote access.

Thanks!

 

[tsdragon]

Try changing the location to a complete URL (i.e. "

http://www.yourdomain.com/path/1358.cfm?action=view&method=search").

Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

http://www.bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[ujohnc00]

Thanks for you reply.
I have modified the line to be to be:

self.location = "

http://10.179.134.209/lbva/fms/1358.cfm?action=view&method=search";

Still, nothing happens. It is not as though I get taken to an incorrect location, the browser simply does not go anywhere at all. It is as though my little function is returning false, even though there is only the above line in the function. And it works in IE....

Any other thoughts? This bug is terrible.

 

[tsdragon]

If it acts as if it is returning false, try adding a "return true;" to the function.

I'm just guessing at possible solutions here. I've never seen the problem before. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

http://www.bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[ujohnc00]

Thanks again for your help.
I found this to be strange: the following link works:

<A HREF=&quot;javascript:self.location='

http://10.179.134.209/lbva/fms/1358.cfm?action=view&method=search'&quot;>hello</A>

I tried &quot;return true;&quot; to no avail.

thanks again

 

[ujohnc00]

I have a different possibility now.
Does it matter from where you make a call to a javascript function? My call is being made from inside of a table inside of a form; IE5.5 is ok with this, is IE5?

thanks

 

[bobcha]

try this:

<a href=&quot;javascript:void(0)&quot; onclick=&quot;location.href = '[URL unfurl="true"]www.domain.com';return[/URL] false;&quot;>

Or even better, write a javascript function called loadURL or the like:

<script language = &quot;javascript&quot;>
  function loadURL(sURL) {
    location.href = sURL;
  }
</script>

...

<a href=&quot;javascript:void(0)&quot; onclick=&quot;loadURL('[URL unfurl="true"]www.domain.com');return[/URL] false;&quot;>

 

[gnet]

when i clicked on your link (

http://10.179.134.209/lbva/fms/1358.cfm?action=view&method=search&quot;)

i also go nowhere. could your problem be because the link is broken?

 

[xutopia]

http://support.microsoft.com/direct...nd not kbsample)&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=&

I found this tad of information. It says the bug only exists in IE4 but from experience the bugs in one version of IE sometimes appears in newer versions despite Microsoft not saying so in they knowledge base. Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran