html target in Javascript?

phyllis posted this at 14:51 — 31st January 2001.

Joined: Mar 2000

Hi, I'm using the following script to create a cycle of banners on my website:

&lt;script LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT TYPE="TEXT/JAVASCRIPT"&gt;
	<!-- Hide script from old browsers

	adImages = new Array("ads/cchbanner.gif","ads/afsa-spot-cl1.jpg","ads/afsa-spot-cl2.jpg","ads/wellsfargo.gif")
	adURL = new Array("http://onlinestore.cch.com/productList.asp?SessionID=29300&BU=bfg&Cat=67&Home=http://business.cc","http://www.creditcompliance.com/afsa","http://www.creditcompliance.com/afsa","http://www.wellsfargo.com")
	thisAd = 0
	imgCt = adImages.length

	function rotate() {
		if (document.images) {
			if (document.adBanner.complete) {
				thisAd++
				if (thisAd == imgCt) {
					thisAd = 0
				}
				document.adBanner.src=adImages[thisAd]
			}
		  	setTimeout("rotate()", 3 * 1000)
	  	}
	}
	
	function newLocation() {
		parent.location.href = adURL[thisAd]
	}

	// End hiding script from old browsers -->
	&lt;/script&gt;

For the URLs that I'm linking to, I want to add something that is the equivalent of the HTML phrase target="_blank" so that they open in a new window. I've tried just adding that HTML into the URL, but it doesn't work. I can't add it into the parent.location.href line because I don't know a JavaScript equivalent way to say target="_blank".

I'm sorry if this question is elementary, but I'd appreciate any help!

Thanks, Phyllis

NSS posted this at 16:12 — 31st January 2001.

They have: 488 posts

Joined: Feb 2000

Try for example in your script

newWindow=window.open("http://onlinestore.cch.com/productList.asp?SessionID=29300&BU=bfg&Cat=67&Home=http://business.cc","http://www.creditcompliance.com/afsa","http://www.creditcompliance.com/afsa","http://www.wellsfargo.com")

Mark Hensler posted this at 18:30 — 31st January 2001.

He has: 4,048 posts

Joined: Aug 2000

function newLocation() {
window.open(adURL[thisAd],'ad')
}

with the last arguement left out, the window will be a normal window. If you want to control the atmosphere, just add the last arguement...

Mark Hensler
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