Can I use javascript to open a URL?

Report · Oct 26, 2022

First, client demands force me to use an alias to my targeted URL. If I want the button to load "https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/", I have to create a .htm file that contains this:

and then point my Captivate button to that .htm file to load the site. It opens fine in a new tab.

Can I do this with javascript, but open the URL in a new browser window - not just another tab? The tab has an effect on the main Captivate timeline when I close the tab.

Thanks!!!

Report · Oct 26, 2022

You could try the following on a button

window.open("https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/", "_blank", "toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes");

You'll just set the success action as Execute JavaScript and put the code in the Script Window.

Hopefully that helps you get going in the right direction.

Report · Oct 27, 2022

First, thank you for your suggestion.

Apparently there is a popup blocker that's not permitting the page from opening.

Thanks again!

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Can I use javascript to open a URL?