Pop Up Question

[Mighty]

I have an intranet page which onload uses window.open to open an ASP page on a different server - both servers are in-house. However, when it tries to open the second page, it warns the user that it is opening another page and they have to click yes to proceed.

The problem is that I need to be certain that second page is opened as important tasks are being performed so I don't want the user to be prompted. How do I get the window to open without prompting the user. I have tried adding the second page to the list of trusted sites but it stills prompts.

Mighty

 

[1DMF]

I have tried adding the second page to the list of trusted sites but it stills prompts

Trusted sites are not to do with the pop-up blocker, you need to put it under 'allowed sites' in the pop-up blocker settings.

Also if you need to fire of a process when one page is opened, why open a pop-up , simply use AJAX to call the other server script which needs running without annoying your staff members with pop-ups.

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[Mighty]

AJAX - what is that and how do I use to to run an ASP page on another server?

Mighty

 

[1DMF]

AJAX = Active Javascript And XML

There is a dedicated area ... forum1600

Basically you use Javascript to call the required ASP page passing in any query string variables required.

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[Foamcow]

AJAX = Active Javascript And XML

Asynchronous Javascript And XML

As in, the data goes both ways twixt browser/page and server/script

Why even use AJAX though. Can the page script not run in the same browser window (then perhaps redirect back to the original page if necessary)?

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[1DMF]

ok foamy, I consider myself corrected, though I took the defenition from another site!

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[Mighty]

Unfortunately I can't run the ASP code on the same page. I need to use ASP to call a module which is on my ERP server. This module needs to be installed on my ERP server and I can't install it on my webserver. So 3/4 of the code runs on the webserver and then I need to call another page on my ERP server to update the database.

Mighty