php and JavaScript

[asolell]

Hi all,

This is a JavaScript question that is integrated into a php script.
I have a dynamic link that onClick event opens a new window (popup like) and pass some paramaters.
That part works great.
However, If the master window is clicked while the popup window is still open, .. it covers the popup window.
I want to click the same dynamic link and this time.. if the popup window object is found, then just bring it forward (I think it is a focus() command).

As simple as this sounds,.. I can't get it to work:

echo "<a href=\"#\" onClick=\"window.open('additional_images_frame.php?Id=$Id&& ImageId=$ImageId[0]','win_feat_ex','width=670,heig
ht=400');
return false;\">";

echo " <img alt=\"$row[4]-$row[2]-$row[3]\" hspace=\"0\" SRC=\"thumbnail.php?Id=$ImageId[0]&&ThumbnailBackgroundColor=5\" border=\"0\" </a>

THE OnClick event works great,. but how do I add the logic to find if the object of the new popup window is already open and just bring it forward?

Thanks,

-Alon.
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[archangel_617b]

A couple notes:

1 - Provide all code samples in [ php ] tags
2 - This is a purely a JavaScript question so I cannot help you and I don't know if anyone would fully answer a JS question on these forums. [edited by arch for politeness]

I will say that identifying windows is not as simple as you might think. You may instead want to explore hiding/showing <div>s instead using CSS. If you just want to create special menus or info boxes, try looking at OverLib instead of doing them from scratch.

[asolell]

Thank you for help.
Since I got confused between the php tags of my own code, I addressed this issue to the php forum. Even HTML code when put in the wrong format while being echoed with PHP tags - especially when passing php variables - should be addressed here.

I take your advise on PHP tags when posting here.

As for your remark:

and I don't know if anyone who can should bother on these forums).

I find this as an offensive,patronizing and belitteling me and would ask you to refrain from such language. Don't conjor on behalf of anybody else's attempt to assist me other than yourself.
If you failed to understand my problem, either don't respond at all or attempt to help without being malicious while doing so.
If you have a problem with my posting or the issue, I suggest you
read the board's posting rules, report this to the board's moderators and let THEM take action.

-Alon.
"It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice." (from another web-surfer).

[archangel_617b]

Sorry if you took offence while I was in a bitter mood... All I meant to say is that there is a fundamental difference between PHP and Java Script:

PHP is server-side scripting language and thus only handled by the server and Java Script is a client-side scripting language and thus ignored until it reaches the client.

So don't be surprised if nobody here knows how to or subsequently wants to answer Java Script questions.

I should not presume that nobody else will help, but you know what they say:

You are a beginner if you know a little,
a moderate if you realize you know virtually nothing,
and a master if you know where to look for answers.

Good luck with you problem (no, really, i wish you luck) and hopefully you will find a full and easy solution quickly.

[stolzyboy]

not sure that a focus would do the trick, probably not, since you would need some way to identify the window by name or something, the only other way to do something like this would be to have the windows named something different dependent on whatever is dynamic, such as echoing the dynamic name into the window.open statement, you should be able to name the window, i believe it is the first parameter in the window.open function, FYI, check out [url]http://javascript.internet.com,[/url] they may have a solution

[asolell]

Thanks all for your help.

I'll keep investigating this in the JavaScript.com forums.

-Alon.