Tim McGeary wrote on 13.07.2004:
>Wiggins d Anconia wrote: <snip>
>
>>>>Sort of. What I don't understand is why do you have to decide on
>>>>the server side, post-request that the result will be in a new
>>>>window? Couldn't the original "portal" page just use targets like
>>>>normal?
>>>
>>>It's a database driven site and so, unfortunately, it is all
>>>server side, at least for this purpose. So are you telling me
>>>there's no real way in perl to do this?
>>
>>Right, but again, assuming the page they are linking from is driven
>>then set the target at the time of the original display rather than
>>during the link through? Aka the user goes to the site, is
>>presented a list of links that are from search results, I am
>>assuming they will click one of those links to see a detail
>>listing, seeing that detailed listing in a new window is what you
>>are after? Rather than trying to set the new window after the
>>click, you set it when the list is presented originally. Perl isn't
>>really involved in this because it is running on the server side,
>>other than you will need to modify how your original result page
>>(the one they click on) is displayed.
>
>That won't work (just tried it). I cannot set a target in the DB.
>
Sorry, if I do not get you right, but... can't your script provide a link list like
this:
<ul>
<li><a href="detail.pl?id=1234" target="_blank">Item 1234</a></li>
<li><a href="detail.pl?id=1235" target="_blank">Item 1235</a></li>
<li><a href="detail.pl?id=1236" target="_blank">Item 1236</a></li>
<li><a href="detail.pl?id=1237" target="_blank">Item 1237</a></li>
</ul>
This is what Wiggins meant when writing "modify your original results page" (as far as
I understand him). It has nothing to do with the database nor with Perl. But it works,
opening a new window when the user clicks on a link.
- Jan
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