Open a new window inside the existing window instead of open New window and new tab

Question

Hi,

  I have asp.net application. I am using Vs 2008 and .net Framework 3.5. My default browser is IE 8. I am using javascript for browser compatability.

In my javascript file, they are using property window.location.href.

When i am trying to click the menu , it will open in new window. I dont want to open new window and new tab.

I want to open with in same existing window.

How its possible?

Also i want to hide the adreesbar, status bar in IE 8 . How its possible?.

Regards

Dileep Sanker

Answer 1

Please try with "_newtab"

window.open('newtab.html','_newtab');

Normally it should work but javascript may not able to overwrite client browser default settings.

Answer 2

Hi,

    I want to open with in Existing window and not opened in new window.

Answer 3

Aww, my bad.

Please use this

window.location = "http://www.microsoft.com/";

Answer 4

For showing / hiding of address bar and status bar cannot be done on existing browser [especially for IE].

But you can manage it when you open a new browser window like this

window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/","_blank",  "toolbars=no,menubar=no,location=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=no");  

Hope this helps.