get url from within a php script

[Anon]

This form:

<form action="geturl.php" method="post">
A Great Show<input type="hidden" name="show" value="greatshow">
<input type="submit" value="View it!">
</form>

calls this script:

<?php

if ($show=="greatshow"){
header("http://www.shows.com");

}

else {
Call some other page
}

?>

How do I get it to open a new window, or better yet, open a javascript style pop-up window/

[ruttiger]

FORM target="_blank"

[Anon]

Thanks, but it doesn't work. Tries to call a url with %20 between the url and target="blank"

header("http://www.shows.com _target=blank");

Perhaps there is some way to write it escaping quotes or adding quotes or something, but I can't figure it out.

[ruttiger]

that really didn't work? weird, i'm using it, 'workin great.

here's my exact form tag, when i was doing a preview-type thing:

form name="previewForm" method=POST action="compose.php" target="previewEmailPage"

that header stuff won't work

did you make sure to put quotes around your ACTION parameter of the FORM tag? I'm guessing not - show me your exact form tag (leave off the brackets, i dont think they show up right here"

[Anon]

Aaaaah....I see.

I was putting the target=blank in the header ("Location: http://www.xyz.com target=blank");

and not in the form.

If you can help me with the next, similar problem, I'd be grateful.

How do you get the new page to print in a javascript pop-up window?

For instance,

<form action="geturl.php" method="post" onSubmit="NewWindow(this.href, '800', '600', 'no');return false">

with the appropriate javascript function preceding it.

However, I get a 404 error, whereas with target="blank", the page is correctly called.

Thanks again.

[ruttiger]

well, i think that's kinda a problem.

two things i would try...

do the onSubmit like you did, but create a window named "something". then set the target of the form to "something". since onSubmit is called before the form is submitted, the target should use that popup. i think i tried this and had problems with it.

the other is...if you dont mind sending your info through GET, you could use the onSubmit function to put together a URL with GET vars rather than POST, then call a javascript window.open() with that URL

lemme know what ya end up doin

-blake

[Anon]

Option #2... bingo!

<a href="geturl.php?show=fartsmall" onClick="NewWindow(this.href, '800', '600', 'no');return false">
Fart Within The Matrix</a>

Check it out (warning, fart humor).: http://www.inflash.com/test.php

[ruttiger]

cool!

good luck

if ya need any further help, could email me [e-mail]

later