Conditional "target=_blank" ?

dabb · 08-27-2005, 08:59 AM

I have a form and 90% of the time I want the results to pop up in a new browser window. However, sometimes under certain circumstances I want the results to go ahead and appear in the current window instead of opening a new browser window. Is there any way to implement this sort of conditional browser window control in the forms action PHP file?

Thanks!

jon · 08-27-2005, 09:19 AM

I am not sure how easy this would be to implement into your script, but something like this would work.

PHP Code:

  <?php if ($value == true): ?>

 
<a href="link.html" target="_blank">link</a>

 
<?php else: ?>

 
<a href="link.html">link</a>

 
<? php endif; ?>

Hope that helps.

dabb · 08-27-2005, 09:57 AM

The problem is that it is form results that I either want to show in a new window (ie: show a page from another website in a new window leaving the form on my site in the original window), or redisplay the form in the same window with an error message if bogus parameters are entered.

So I need to make this decision on the fly from the forms action script.

08-27-2005, 08:59 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 345	Conditional "target=_blank" ? I have a form and 90% of the time I want the results to pop up in a new browser window. However, sometimes under certain circumstances I want the results to go ahead and appear in the current window instead of opening a new browser window. Is there any way to implement this sort of conditional browser window control in the forms action PHP file? Thanks!

08-27-2005, 09:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
jon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: uk Posts: 1,378	I am not sure how easy this would be to implement into your script, but something like this would work. PHP Code: `<?php if ($value == true): ?> <a href="link.html" target="_blank">link</a> <?php else: ?> <a href="link.html">link</a> <? php endif; ?>` Hope that helps.

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dabb NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 345	The problem is that it is form results that I either want to show in a new window (ie: show a page from another website in a new window leaving the form on my site in the original window), or redisplay the form in the same window with an error message if bogus parameters are entered. So I need to make this decision on the fly from the forms action script.

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