Issue:- The following URL "http://news.bbc.co.uk/" does not allow other URL's
to open in it's window using the code below. Every other URL I've used works
fine.

What could be the problem?

Code:
function globalNewsWindow(cUrl)
{ var globalNews;
globalNews=window.open(cUrl,'worldNews','height=30 0, width=1000,
resizable=yes, scrollbars=yes, left=150, top=430');
globalNews.focus();
}

The following URL's work fine:-
http://www.voanews.com/
http://allafrica.com/

They all use javascript:globalNewsWindow(\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/\") to call
the function.
--
Thanks

Hi Kaka,

It could be that they are testing the referrer on the server or they are
using active server pages that are expecting parameters to open the page.

if(location.search.substring(1)=="focuswin"){

window.focus();

}

the above snippet suggests that they are expecting parameters, but also
testing the referrer or the parent properties would be a way of stopping
sites hosting their content.



To test if they are testing the parent property remove the named window from
your window.open script and use the target of '_blank' instead, but it could
be that they are testing for a specifically named window.



Regards.

"KakaKola" <KakaKola@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5EAD756-83BD-4A97-8D23-2242B6577156@microsoft.com...
> Issue:- The following URL "http://news.bbc.co.uk/" does not allow other
> URL's
> to open in it's window using the code below. Every other URL I've used
> works
> fine.
>
> What could be the problem?
>
> Code:
> function globalNewsWindow(cUrl)
> { var globalNews;
> globalNews=window.open(cUrl,'worldNews','height=30 0, width=1000,
> resizable=yes, scrollbars=yes, left=150, top=430');
> globalNews.focus();
> }
>
> The following URL's work fine:-
> http://www.voanews.com/
> http://allafrica.com/
>
> They all use javascript:globalNewsWindow(\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/\") to
> call
> the function.
> --
> Thanks

Thanks Rob. You are absolutely correct. I removed the named window from my
window.open script and used the target of '_blank' instead.
--
Thanks


"Rob ^_^" wrote:

> Hi Kaka,
>
> It could be that they are testing the referrer on the server or they are
> using active server pages that are expecting parameters to open the page.
>
> if(location.search.substring(1)=="focuswin"){
>
> window.focus();
>
> }
>
> the above snippet suggests that they are expecting parameters, but also
> testing the referrer or the parent properties would be a way of stopping
> sites hosting their content.
>
>
>
> To test if they are testing the parent property remove the named window from
> your window.open script and use the target of '_blank' instead, but it could
> be that they are testing for a specifically named window.
>
>
>
> Regards.
>
> "KakaKola" <KakaKola@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E5EAD756-83BD-4A97-8D23-2242B6577156@microsoft.com...
> > Issue:- The following URL "http://news.bbc.co.uk/" does not allow other
> > URL's
> > to open in it's window using the code below. Every other URL I've used
> > works
> > fine.
> >
> > What could be the problem?
> >
> > Code:
> > function globalNewsWindow(cUrl)
> > { var globalNews;
> > globalNews=window.open(cUrl,'worldNews','height=30 0, width=1000,
> > resizable=yes, scrollbars=yes, left=150, top=430');
> > globalNews.focus();
> > }
> >
> > The following URL's work fine:-
> > http://www.voanews.com/
> > http://allafrica.com/
> >
> > They all use javascript:globalNewsWindow(\"http://news.bbc.co.uk/\") to
> > call
> > the function.
> > --
> > Thanks
>
>
>