PHP + Javascript + new window

Anon

I am trying to open a new window as a dialog window using the window.open() function in javascript. The source file in this function is a .php file.

The window.open() function opens a new window but fails at the <?php tag in the .php file. it just opens a blank window.

I tried putting the same <?php tag in a html file and tried to open the html file in a new window using the window.open() this worked fine.

Can somebody please help

Anon

Well, I use this same technique in one of my sites, so I know it will work.

Here's the statement I use, which is in a JS function, and therefore contains several parameters:

picwin = window.open("showpic.php?pic="+p, n, "width=" + ww + ",height=" + wh + ",toolbar=no,menubar=no,left=120,top=100");

Show us the code you're trying to use!

Anon

In the .html file I have the following javascript to open a new window on top with a .php file as the target content. When I view the source on the new window, I can tell see code failing at the <?php tag (...shown with 5 stars)

------html file has this code

var win2 = window.open("../../../cgi-bin/cal_test4.php","Window2","status,height=500,width=500,resizable=yes,left=" + iMyWidth + ",top=" + iMyHeight + ",screenX=" + iMyWidth + ",screenY=" + iMyHeight + ",scrollbars=yes");

-------PHP file contents

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

<head>
<? *****
require("calmonth.php");
?>
<title>DetroitCircle.com</title>
<LINK rel=stylesheet type="text/css" href="/dccdocs/styles/dcc.css">