Question

it can appear a simple question but i have searched untill writing here but no answer. i have a php code and i what to start a pop up window after echo :

          echo "<A HREF='map2.php' onClick='return popup(this,'notes')'>WHATEVER</A>";

   in the head section i have :

       <SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
                <!--
              function popup(mylink, windowname)
               {
                if (! window.focus)return true;
              var href;
               if (typeof(mylink) == 'string')
             href=mylink;
               else
               href=mylink.href;
             window.open(href, windowname, 'width=400,height=235,scrollbars=yes');
               return false;
            }       

at the end is the ending script tag but i dont succide in adding it.

anyway.the pop up doesn work. the link opens in the same page.

i also tried :

      <a href="map2.php" onclick="window.open('map2.php','popup','width=600,height=700,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=50,top=0');  return false">About</a>

and it doesnt work. it opens in the same page. The funny thing is that all these 2 solutions worked in html page, but when used between php , after “echo” , it doesnt work anymore.

Answer 1

In the first line you posted (the php echo), it seems to me you have a problem with ‘ in side ‘

Try the following:

echo "<A HREF='map2.php' onClick=\"return popup(this,'notes')\">WHATEVER</A>";