Jan Eden wrote:
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
Actually, I later realized this and indeed am looking into that possibility. :) I guess I should have responded as such. Thank you for the reminder.
Tim
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