Redirection problem

[Sems]

Hi

I have a piece of javascript that is generated like so...

strText += "<img style='cursor:hand' src='Resources/SurveyButtons/
Close.gif' onClick=javascript:window.open('ConfirmPage.aspx?
DisplayHeader=Yes&SurveyID=" + lngSurveyID + "','Results')>";


In the onclick event I want to close the current window then open
'ConfirmPage.aspx'. Whats the best way to do this? Can I close the
first
page then open the next, or should I be redirecting? If so whats the
best way to redirect using javascript?

Thanks

 

[Sems]

Sems said the following on 10/2/2007 12:32 AM:




You can ditch the voodoo practice of javascript: in onclick event
handlers. It serves no purpose on the web. Second, give up opening new
windows, it is going to fail about as often as it succeeds. I know, your
boss wants it. Educate the "boss" and use a link to the page instead.


If you didn't open the current window with script, you aren't going to
close it with script.


The "best way" would be to stop trying to open/close windows and your
life gets a lot simpler.


As you can't close the first page, anything you do is better than trying
to. Just make it a link, let the user click it, open the next page in
the current window, and enjoy having a happy customer.


Best way to redirect a web page from one page to the next?



Sure thing.

--
Randy
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This is part of a legacy system so changing it away from using
javascript is not an option sadly.

Any other ideas?