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Progammatically setting "Target" for hyperlink columns in gridview?

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DatabaseDude

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Nov 7, 2005
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A gridview contains a list of links, a menu of sorts, for users in an app. Some are external, some are internal. (Aside from the external beginning with " they are also flagged in the database with an IsUrl field.)

We'd like the external links to open in a new window (target = blank). However, the target argument doesn't seem to like having code inside of it. Is there a way to write this?

Thanks in advance!
 
in the aspx where your url is specified, you could try something like:

"javascript:window.open('yourURL');
 
Use the rowdatabound event of the gridview to check the value. If it's an external link, get a reference to the link an then add the "target" attribute to it.
 
It's a Decision Made From Above that the links to external sites should open in new windows.
 
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