Question

I have a page that is dynamically built by the database. For each thing that is built dynamically, I want to have a link that pops up a new window and that new window will populate a list from the database, based on which item on the first page was clicked. I have tried POST methods and posting the variable to the url (which I know is dangerous). The other thing that makes this unique is that the link that is clicked is really not a link to a page, but I do some Javascript to call a function that opens a new window and a new php page because it would be silly to open a whole new page for just a list. How do I do this? If you need more clarification I will do my best to make it clearer.

I am building a table and it will have links like this:

<td><a href="#" style="font-weight:normal; font-style:italic" onclick="function()">Do Stuff</a></td>

function function(){
window.open("page.php", "blank"," toolbar=no, width=400, height=350, top=50, left=50, scrollbars=yes");
}

The function() will open a new window with a new php page. The question is how to get the php variable over to the new window.

Answer 1

simple ver

echo "<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.open('youPopUpPage.php?value=$value');\">link</a>";

into youPopUpPage.php

$value=$_GET["value"]; # retrive value from calling page

open with js function

<td><a href="#" style="font-weight:normal; font-style:italic" onclick="openPage(<?php echo $value ;?>)">Do Stuff</a></td>


<script type="text/javascript">
function openPage(value){
window.open('youPopUpPage.php?value='+value);}
</script>