external links

[deep_design]

i have a jump menu on my site that contains external links. I need these to load in a new window. At the moment it loads in the same window. Please advice i have included the code below


<select name="menu1" class="feedback" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,1)">
<option selected>Distributors</option>
<option value="http://www.fusemusic.com.au/">Australia - Fuse Music</option>
<option value="http://www.lotusrecords.at/">Austria - Lotus Records</option>
<option value="http://munichrecords.com/">Benelux - Munich Records</option>
<option value="http://www.nightday.fr/">France - Night &amp; Day</option>
<option value="http://www.indigo.de/">Germany - Indigo</option>
<option>Greece - Penguin</option>
<option value="http://www.halidon.it/">Italy - Halidon</option>
<option value="http://www.mytrixmusic.com/">Japan - Mytrix</option>
<option>Portugal - Megamusica</option>
<option value="http://www.colectivo.se/">Scandinavia - Colectivo</option>
<option value="http://www.musikvertrieb.ch/home/home.html">Switzerland - Musikvertrieb</option>
<option value="http://www.yenidunya.com/Scripts/Default.asp">Turkey - Yeni Dunya</option>
<option value="http://www.propermusic.com/">UK - Proper</option>
<option value="aboutus.htm">.................................................................</option>
</select>

[jscheuer1]

Can't tell you exactly without seeing the function:

MM_jumpMenu()

but, the solution will probably involve substituting in that function:

window.open(variableHoldingtheURL)

for whatever its current navigational statement is.

[deep_design]

not sure what you mean

i resume this bit needs changing

onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,1)

[jscheuer1]

onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,1)

calls a function. I need to see that function, how it is written.

[deep_design]

what code do you need to see

do you want me to sedn you the html file

[jscheuer1]

Search your document and any files linked to it for:

function MM_jumpMenu(

when you find that, get back to me, that and the lines following it are what I need to see. If you don't have that in your file(s):

PLEASE: Include the URL to your problematic webpage that you want help with.

[deep_design]

function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}

here is the link www.mostrecords.com/aboutus.htm

[jscheuer1]

function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ 
window.open(selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value)
if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}

[deep_design]

thanks you very much mate.

[jscheuer1]

Doesn't seem to work for me. The same page link is http://janssenbeauty.com/us/pc/productcompanion.html

The modified/new page window.open is http://janssenbeauty.com/us/pc/produ...aniontest.html

Did a copy paste to avoid making any syntax/typo errors, but no go. No new page, no same page, no error

Please advise.

It is working here, sort of. Since your files are pdf, they will activate the browser's configured pdf add on (if any and otherwise do whatever the browser is configured to do with pdf and/or unknown file types, which usually is to present the open/save dialogue). Mine is configured to adobe acrobat. So, I get a new window and a launch of acrobat with the pdf displayed once it has downloaded.