form action problem

[anand.arjunan]

Hi all in my project i am using button value "Update/Print"i am click the button that time i need the informations are updated at the same time i want to open the new browser window that print or pdf formet it will open the parent window there display updated successfully so the parent window reloaded.that process is working but i dont know how to open the individual window is pdf file.

[justsomeguy]

You will probably want to use Javascript to open the new window. If everything is correct when they submit the form, then output some javascript to open the PDF in a new window.

<script type="text/javascript">window.open("http://path/to/pdf", "_blank", "width=800,height=600");</script>

[anand.arjunan]

You will probably want to use Javascript to open the new window. If everything is correct when they submit the form, then output some javascript to open the PDF in a new window.

<script type="text/javascript">window.open("http://path/to/pdf", "_blank", "width=800,height=600");</script>

ya it will open new window but the parent window also reloaded is must because all the fields are updated and there echo the updated successfully message also display.how it is possible

[jesh]

ya it will open new window but the parent window also reloaded is must because all the fields are updated and there echo the updated successfully message also display.how it is possible

You might put that window opening script in a onsubmit handler. Something like this:

<script type="text/javascript">function validate(formobj){    var isValid = false;    // do whatever you need to do to make sure you    // want the user to be able to submit the form    // (e.g. all the required fields have data)    // let's assume everything validates:    isValid = true;    if(isValid)    {        // window.open code can go here.  this will make        // it so that the window only opens when the form        // is actually submitted.    }    // if you return false here, the form won't be submitted.    // if you return true here, the form will be submitted.    return isValid;}</script><form method="post" action="thePostPage.php" onsubmit="return validate(this);"></form>