RE: FLASH: Inserting variable into Javascript command

[patrickf]

Eric,

Thanks for the suggestion! 


Patrick



> ** Original Subject: RE: FLASH: Inserting variable into Javascript command

>

** Original Sender: "Eric Dunham" <brokencorridor [dot] net>

> ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:52:08 -0500 (EST)


> ** Original Message follows... 


>

> Try and run it through a separate function, like

> function launchWin(sample)

> {

> 	window.open(sample, 'newwindow', 'height=350,width=350');

> }

> 

> with "javascript:launchwin(sample)" in your GetURL statement...

> 

> Or you could try and run it through an eval statement like,

> 

> javascript:eval("window.open(\'" +sample+ "\', \'newwindow\',

> \'height=350,width=350\')");

> 

> Even though I don't usually like popup windows (so I don't really deal with

> them), I think that code should work...

> 

> HTH,

> Eric Dunham

> 

> <snip>

> I've tried that, but the problem is that now the Javascript doesn't work.

> It needs the single

> quote marks around the file name.  I've tried making those a part of the

> variable, but with no

> better success.

> 

> > Don't use quotes when you pass 'sample' as an argument if it is a

> variable.

> > If you do that, the word 'sample' will be literally interpreted as that,

> and

> > it will try to open the document 'sample', instead of the one that you

> want.

> > For example... javascript:launchwin(sample, 'newwindow',

> > 'height=350,width=350')

> 

> </snip>

> 

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