"Mike Chamberlain" <n***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi.
>
> Could someone help me with this simple problem?
>
> I'm trying to open a new window from a HyperLink column in my datagrid.
> The definition of the column is as follows:
> <asp:HyperLinkColumn Text="..."
> DataNavigateUrlField="master_id_account"
> DataNavigateUrlFormatString="javascript:NewBareWindow('/Accounts/Edit.aspx?masterIdAccount={0}',
> 'Account{0}', 750, 550);">
> </asp:HyperLinkColumn>
>
> And this emits the following HTML:
>
> <td>
> <a
> href="javascript:NewBareWindow('/Accounts/Edit.aspx?masterIdAccount=1211482',
> 'Account1211482', 750, 550);">...</a>
> </td>
>
> I have a javascript function NewBareWindow() that wraps the javascript
> window.open() function.  The above works fine except for one small
> problem.  The new window opens as expected, but the URL of the original
> window also changes, the page displaying just the word "false", presumably
> because my NewBareWindow function returns false.  If I make the function
> return nothing, then [object] is displayed instead of false.
>
> How do I stop the original page changing when the link is clicked?  I'm
> trying to do this only using the VS.NET Datagrid property builder. Also,
> as an experienced web developper, I'm sure I have managed to do this
> correctly countless times before, but I can't seem to get it to work here!
>
> Mike

> Hi Mike,
>
> I think you'll have the problem you are seeing until you move your
> JavaScript to the onclick event and take it off the href attribute. At
> least that's what I noticed the other day.
>
> Let us know?
>
> Ken
>
> "Mike Chamberlain" <n***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eti1W53KFHA.3076@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> Could someone help me with this simple problem?
>>
>> I'm trying to open a new window from a HyperLink column in my
>> datagrid. The definition of the column is as follows:
>> <asp:HyperLinkColumn Text="..."
>> DataNavigateUrlField="master_id_account"
>> DataNavigateUrlFormatString="javascript:NewBareWindow('/Accounts/Edit.aspx?masterIdAccount={0}',
>> 'Account{0}', 750, 550);">
>> </asp:HyperLinkColumn>
>>
>> And this emits the following HTML:
>>
>> <td>
>> <a
>> href="javascript:NewBareWindow('/Accounts/Edit.aspx?masterIdAccount=1211482',
>> 'Account1211482', 750, 550);">...</a>
>> </td>
>>
>> I have a javascript function NewBareWindow() that wraps the javascript
>> window.open() function.  The above works fine except for one small
>> problem.  The new window opens as expected, but the URL of the
>> original window also changes, the page displaying just the word
>> "false", presumably because my NewBareWindow function returns false. 
>> If I make the function return nothing, then [object] is displayed
>> instead of false.
>>
>> How do I stop the original page changing when the link is clicked? 
>> I'm trying to do this only using the VS.NET Datagrid property builder.
>> Also, as an experienced web developper, I'm sure I have managed to do
>> this correctly countless times before, but I can't seem to get it to
>> work here!
>>
>> Mike
>
>

"Mike Chamberlain" <n***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u4mmnRULFHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi Ken,
>
> Indeed that is the case, but unfortunately I don't think that the
> HyperLink column supports the onclick attribute.  I was trying to avoid
> having to write any more code.
>
> Mike

> Hi Mike,
>
> Were you able to make it work that way?
>
> Ken
>
>
> "Mike Chamberlain" <n***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u4mmnRULFHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> Indeed that is the case, but unfortunately I don't think that the
>> HyperLink column supports the onclick attribute.  I was trying to
>> avoid having to write any more code.
>>
>> Mike
>
>