[SOLVED] popup and document.write problem in IE

deluxmilkman · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 26th, 2007, 14:33

i would like to popup a window and document.write with javaScript.
The following works fine on FF, Safari, NS, both on Mac and PC, but fails in IE (6 and 7 as far as i know).
it opens a new window in IE, but it doesn't write anything. not even my title.
any suggestion?

parameters are

Pic = 'pic1.jpg'
wVal = 500
hVal = 500
Name= 'nw_one'
pTitle= 'picture 1'

(new window opens in 500 x500 with title showing my xml address)

(this is written in xsl, i don't think it matters. )

HTML: Select all

    <script language="JavaScript">
    <![CDATA[
    
    
    function image(Pic,wVal,hVal,pTitle,Name){
    
    subWin = window.open("",Name,"width="+ wVal + ",height=" + hVal +",top=0,left=0");
    subWin.document.open();
    subWin.document.write('<html><head><title>'+pTitle+'</title>');
    subWin.document.write('</head><body background="'+ Pic +'">');
    subWin.document.write('</body></html>');
    subWin.document.close();
    subWin.focus();

    
    }
    ]]>
    </script>

thanx or your help.

Rakuli · #2 (**permalink**) Oct 3rd, 2007, 07:50

Hi Milkman, seems I missed this post last week.

I have just used the exact same code listed there and it works (title and all) in IE 6 & 7..

How are you calling the function?

deluxmilkman · #3 (**permalink**) Oct 3rd, 2007, 11:21

yeah,it's working on mine now. it might have been some security problem.
thanks anyway.

MikeHopley · #4 (**permalink**) Oct 3rd, 2007, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by deluxmilkman

(this is written in xsl, i don't think it matters. )

Oh, I think it does!

document.write cannot be used on pages that the browser processes as XML (source).

You should use the DOM instead. This is a good idea anyway; once you get used to them, DOM methods are much more powerful than document.write.

DOM tutorial
Another DOM page; this site also has important compatibility information

Of course, you can ignore this if no browsers are processing your page as XML. But it's still worth learning DOM methods.

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[SOLVED] popup and document.write problem in IE