Popup Search Form needing to post to an IFRAME

[okiiyama]

I've got a page (lets call it mainpage) that will have a search link. Clicking on that link will create a popup (lets call this popup) popup will be a search criteria form. AFter filling in the criteria, pressing "go" will post the form to an iframe on mainpage.

Is this possible, and is there any difference between using <a href=....></a> and window.open(...)for the popup?
Is one better than the other?

Thanks for the Help.

 

[BabyJeffy]

First - yes it is possible in the first instance. Regarding the use of <a href ></a> and window.open() -- I would say not... they are equal. They are both equally valid.

Jeff

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

As Jeff says, it is possible, however, I would say that using window.open has both pros and cons:

pros:
It is easier to close the popup window, and access its DOM, should you need to.

cons:
The popup could be blocked.

Consider having the criteria form on the search page, but with the ability to show/hide it (like clicking the + sign next to a foldername in explorer, etc).

Hope this helps,
Dan




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[tsdragon]

As for how to do it: make sure you give your iframe a "name", and then just use that name in the "target" parameter of the form tag in the popup. I was surprised that it's that easy.


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