Do you know you should not open popup windows and use a javascript modal instead?
Updated by Brook Jeynes [SSW] 2 years ago. See history
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The popup blockers in several browsers prevent JavaScript from being used to open windows without user interaction (e.g. clicking a link). You should use an anchor tag instead.
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<body onload="window.open('http://www.mydomain.com/document.html');return true;">
❌ Figure: Figure: Bad example - Using JavaScrip in OnLoad event
<a href="http://www.mydomain.com/document.html" target="_new">Document</a>
✅ Figure: Figure: Good example - Using HTML anchor tag. This will open in a new tab or window depending upon browser configuration
<a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://www.mydomain.com/document.html');return false;">Document</a>
✅ Figure: Figure: Good example - Using Javascript in an onclick event means you can force a popup window in preference to a new tab and also control the size and placement of the window
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