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open new window and pass parameters from a button

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gojohnnygogogogo

gojohnnygogogogo

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hello, I am trying to open a new window from a click on a button, so far I have this, but the parameters are not passing.
any ideas ?
thanx

<script language=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function opencalc(){

var calculate = document.c1

window.open('viewcalc.asp', 'Calculation', 'width=650,height=250');
}
</script>

<TD BORDERCOLOR=#336699 nowrap><FONT SIZE=1 FACE=&quot;Arial&quot; COLOR=#000000>
<form method=&quot;post&quot; name=&quot;c1&quot; action=&quot;./viewcalc.asp&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=startdate value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;I_SD&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=commitdate value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;I_CD&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=PTID value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;Prov_ID&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=HrsPerWeek value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;HrsPerWeek&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=name value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;name&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=EBname value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;EBname&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<input type=button class=&quot;bttn2&quot; name=&quot;calc&quot; value=&quot;Calculate Amount&quot; onClick=&quot;return opencalc()&quot;>
</td></form>
 
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what's the code in the new window? using post, you need to use
Code: 
request.form(&quot;formname&quot;)
. is it posible that you are expecting get(
Code: 
request.querystring(&quot;formname&quot;)
)?
 
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The problem is due to the fact that you're not actually submitting your form. You need to do something like:

<form name=&quot;c1&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot; ...etc... ...etc...>

and in your button onClick=&quot;document.c1.submit()&quot;
(or use a button type submit)

However, this will open a window without the formatting you use above...

So I looked at your code and come up with the following:

<script language=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function opencalc(){

var calculate = document.c1


window.open('next.asp', 'Calculation', 'width=650,height=250');
document.c1.submit();
}
</script>

Then in your form tag:

target=&quot;Calculation&quot;

Hope that helps.
 
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sorry, that didn't work, so I have :

<script language=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function opencalc(){

var calculate = document.c1

window.open('viewcalc.asp', 'Calculation', 'width=650,height=250')
document.c1.submit();
}
</script>


<TD BORDERCOLOR=#336699 nowrap><FONT SIZE=1 FACE=&quot;Arial&quot; COLOR=#000000>

<form method=&quot;post&quot; name=&quot;c1&quot; action=&quot;./viewcalc.asp&quot; target=&quot;calculate&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=startdate value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;I_SD&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=commitdate value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;I_CD&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=PTID value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;PTID&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=HrsPerWeek value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;HrsPerWeek&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=name value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;name&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=EBname value=&quot;<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs.Fields(&quot;EBname&quot;).Value)%>&quot;>
<input type=button class=&quot;bttn2&quot; name=&quot;calc&quot; value=&quot;Amount&quot; onclick=&quot;return opencalc();&quot;>
</td>
</form>
 
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Should be

target=&quot;Calculation&quot;

(the name given in window.open -- ('viewcalc.asp', 'Calculation', ...)

If you can't get it to work, let me know what error messages or results you are getting.
 
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Hmm, not sure. Here's a sample that might help, it's pretty much what you have but without the recordset values (I still used asp variables though), and it works for me:

1st page:

<%@ language=&quot;vbscript&quot;%>

<%
Option Explicit

dim testVal_1, testVal_2, testVal_3, testVal_4, testVal_5

testVal_1 = &quot;testValue 1&quot;
testVal_2 = &quot;testValue 2&quot;
testVal_3 = &quot;testValue 3&quot;
testVal_4 = &quot;testValue 4&quot;
testVal_5 = &quot;testValue 5&quot;
%>

<html>
<head>
<title>Test</title>

<script language=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function opencalc(){

window.open('next.asp', 'Calculation', 'width=650,height=250');
document.c1.submit();

}
</script>

</head>
<body>

<TD BORDERCOLOR=#336699 nowrap><FONT SIZE=1 FACE=&quot;Arial&quot; COLOR=#000000>
<form method=&quot;post&quot; name=&quot;c1&quot; target=&quot;Calculation&quot; action=&quot;./next.asp&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=foo1 value=&quot;<%=testVal_1%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=foo2 value=&quot;<%=testVal_2%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=foo3 value=&quot;<%=testVal_3%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=foo4 value=&quot;<%=testVal_4%>&quot;>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden name=foo5 value=&quot;<%=testVal_5%>&quot;>
<input type=button class=&quot;bttn2&quot; name=&quot;calc&quot; value=&quot;Calculate Amount&quot; onClick=&quot;return opencalc()&quot;>
</td></form>

</body>
</html>


2nd Page (next.asp):

<%@ language=&quot;vbscript&quot;%>

<%
Option Explicit

response.write request.form(&quot;foo1&quot;) & &quot;<br>&quot;
response.write request.form(&quot;foo2&quot;) & &quot;<br>&quot;
response.write request.form(&quot;foo3&quot;) & &quot;<br>&quot;
response.write request.form(&quot;foo4&quot;) & &quot;<br>&quot;
response.write request.form(&quot;foo5&quot;) & &quot;<br>&quot;
response.write request.form(&quot;foo6&quot;) & &quot;<br>&quot;

%>
 
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dodgy init ?!
I can't get this to work, is there a way I can do it on th other page ?

so onload event run a script which resizes and removes menubars/toolbars/scrollbars ?


<script>
window.resizeto(650,250)
?then don't know how to remove toolbars?
</script>

thanks for all your help

 
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Why not just do this:
<script language=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function opencalc(){

window.open('next.asp?var1=<%=rs(var1)%>&var2=<%=rs(var2)%>&var3=<%=rs(var3)%>', 'Calculation', 'width=650,height=250');
document.c1.submit();

}
</script>
<body onload=&quot;opencalc()&quot;>

then on your new popup window ask for the querystrings instead of request.form.
 
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nice, I am now using what megalene suggested but when the new window opens it only shows the last record, not the record I clicked on.

any suggestions ?

this is what I have so far within a table :

<script language=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function opencalc(){
window.open('viewcalc.asp?startdate=<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs(&quot;I_SD&quot;))%>&commitdate=<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs(&quot;I_CD&quot;))%>&PTID=<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs(&quot;Prov_ID&quot;))%>&HrsPerWeek=<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs(&quot;HrsPerWeek&quot;))%>&name=<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs(&quot;name&quot;))%>&EBname=<%=Server.HTMLEncode(rs(&quot;EBname&quot;))%>', 'Calculation', 'width=650,height=250');

}
</script>

<TD BORDERCOLOR=#336699 nowrap><FONT SIZE=1 FACE=&quot;Arial&quot; COLOR=#000000>
<input type=button class=&quot;bttn2&quot; name=&quot;calc&quot; value=&quot;Calculate Amount&quot; onClick=&quot;return opencalc()&quot;>
</td>

each row contains different info. when I click on the Calculate amount button I wantto pass the current info. to the next page.

 
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Instead of using this opencalc function, why not embed everything in forms?
When you are generating your html, just make each row a seperate form.
<tr>
<td>
<form method=&quot;GET&quot; action=&quot;whatever&quot; target=&quot;titleofyournewwindow&quot;>

<!-- all your form stuff here -->
<!-- your button for this row here -->
</form>
</td>
</tr>

This way each row can open it's own window.

As for returning values (Which I believe you were trying to do, but weren't quite):
If you want the values back you can declare some extraneous var's in javascript tags and from your pop-up window do a window.parent.whatever to access them. I like doing something similar with hidden iframes because you can mix client and server-side interaction without ever going to a new page (works wonders for faking auto-completion from a db).

-Tarwn
You may get it, but I lost track of it a few sentences back :p
 
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