safari .click()

[www2004]

in my mobile site...during a postback, server code assigns a variable to a telephone number. upon page load, i call a js function that finds a hyperlink on my form, assigns the href attribute to dial the telephone number and calls .click() on the hyperlink. this is not working in safari. here is the js code:

function ExecuteTelephony(){
var sURL = "<%=ExecuteTelephony%>"
if (sURL != "" && sURL != "undefined"){
var o = document.getElementById('ctl00_lnkOpenHyperlink')
if (o) {
o.href = sURL;
o.setAttribute("href",sURL);
o.click();
}
return true;
}
return false;
}


"<%=ExecuteTelephony%>" calls a server side method that returns a string that looks like "tel:8003459999". in my non-mobile site, i use the same methodology to initiate a skype call. it is working in IE, this is the only supported browser in our non-mobile site. from what i've seen in my safari testing, the hyperlink's href attribute is being set correctly (i can click the link after the page loads), so I think the problem lies in the o.click() line.

if this is the problem, is there a way to solve it in safari? in other mobile browsers? my goal is to support the ability to postback, set a server variable, and upon page reload initiate a call to the number set in that server variable.

i greatly appreciate any input on this...i'm stumped!

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Why bother with trying to emulate a click given you know the URL?

Why not simply do:

window.location.href = sURL;

?

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[www2004]

thank you BillyRayPreachersSon (Dan) for hitting me over the head with the obvious! your help is MUCH appreciated...this worked! Thank You.

 

[www2004]

in safari, when i do the following:

window.location.href = sURL;

where sURL can be "mailto:

http://www2004@mail.com"

or "callto:8009997474".

safari main window address bar shoes a dark gray "Loading...x" and then a light gray "Loading...x" forever after the above script is run. I've seen reference to other sites to do this:

window.location.href = '#h_value6';

which seems to clear the first "Loading...x" , but once the email pops open or the telephony window pops open, another "Loading...x" reappears and remains.

Any suggetions to get rid of this ?

 

[www2004]

i did find a solution.

window.location.href = sURL;
window.location.href = "#";

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Which version of Safari, and under which OS?

On Safari 4.0.3 under Windows XP it works fine.

Dan



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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Never mind - you posted after I loaded the thread.

Dan



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