FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window? (2010-08-30)

[FAQ server]

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FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window?
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Use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with
that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the
FORM.

<form action="" method="post"
target="wndname" onsubmit="window.open('',this.target);return true;">

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[Evertjan.]

FAQ server wrote on 30 aug 2010 in comp.lang.javascript:

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> FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a new window?
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>
> Use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with
> that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the
> FORM.
>
> <form action="" method="post"
> target="wndname" onsubmit="window.open('',this.target);return true;">

That is not the anwer to the topic question.

target="wndname" posts to another, possibly new, window or tab.

target="_blank" posts to a new window or tab every time.

So either change the quetion or the answer.

"FAQ Topic - How do I POST a form to a another or new window or tab?"

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[Asen Bozhilov]

FAQ wrote:

> Use the target attribute on the form, opening a window with
> that name and your feature string in the onsubmit handler of the
> FORM.
>
> <form action="" method="post"
> target="wndname" onsubmit="window.open('',this.target);return true;">

^^^^^^

The validity of `target` attribute depends on used DTD. I would prefer
to use a little bit different approach.

onsubmit="this.target='wndname';"