open.window referrer

[SuneH]

If a page is opened by open.window, I can't track from which page with
document.referrer.
Is there a way to to that?

 

[David Mark]

If a page is opened by open.window, I can't track from which page with
document.referrer.
Is there a way to to that?

if (this.opener && !this.opener.closed)
{ alert(this.opener.location); }

 

[SuneH]

if (this.opener && !this.opener.closed)
{ alert(this.opener.location); }

ok, but it is my tracker that won't register the referrer:
ref=""+escape(top.document.referrer)

What must I write to get that?

 

[David Mark]

ok, but it is my tracker that won't register the referrer:
ref=""+escape(top.document.referrer)

I don't follow you.

 

[SuneH]

I don't follow you.

No surprise, I will try to write it better:

If a page is opened with window.open
and a guest click on a link in that window
there is apparently no referrer.
The referrer is empty.
Is there a way to get the referrer?
I try with top.document.referrer and document.referrer.




there is apparently no re

 

[David Mark]

No surprise, I will try to write it better:

If a page is opened with window.open
and a guest click on a link in that window
there is apparently no referrer.
The referrer is empty.
Is there a way to get the referrer?
I try with top.document.referrer and document.referrer.

there is apparently no re

You seem to have trailed off. Anyway, if you navigate to a new page
in the popup window, document.referrer should point to the previous
page. What browser are you using? Can you post a test case that
illustrates the problem?

 

[SuneH]

You seem to have trailed off. Anyway, if you navigate to a new page

in the popup window, document.referrer should point to the previous
page. What browser are you using? Can you post a test case that
illustrates the problem?

Right, there's no problem from opened window to the next pages.

Just checked it again, it's only IE6 that doesn't work ok,
FF is ok!

 

[David Mark]

Right, there's no problem from opened window to the next pages.

Then I don't understand your second explanation of the problem.

Just checked it again, it's only IE6 that doesn't work ok,
FF is ok!

Can you post a test case or link?

 

[SuneH]

Then I don't understand your second explanation of the problem.


Can you post a test case or link?

Yes:
<a href="#"
onClick="window.open('clamps.html','clamps','left=150,top=10,width=550,height=550');
return false;">clamps</a>

It doesn't matter if: <a href="#" or <a href="clamps.html"

I want the document.referrer of the opened window.

I can get the ref in IE6 with this:

if (window.opener) ref = window.opener.location.href;

But then I need the lastIndexOf('/') the ref ... but how?

 

[SuneH]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:52:45 -0700, David Mark

I want the document.referrer of the opened window.

I can get the ref in IE6 with this:

if (window.opener) ref = window.opener.location.href;

But then I need the lastIndexOf('/') the ref ... but how?

Found out this.

if (window.opener){ ref = window.opener.location.href;
zz = ref.lastIndexOf("/")+1;
refer = ref.substring(zz,zz+15)
ref = ""+escape(refer);
}

But I can't make the tracker to eat it.

With FireFox it works without this "workaround"
I know that I can write it shorter, but I splitted it up to see if I
could find the error.

BTW: What does ""+escape do ?