Question

why the following code works in safari but not in IE6 ? It opens the window but doesnt trigger the alert.

    <script>
        function fnOpenChild()
        {
            var openChild = window.open('child.htm');
            openChild.onload = function() { 
            alert("im the child window");
        };
    }

    </script>

<input type="button" onClick="fnOpenChild()">

Thank You

Answer 1

I know this isn’t actually an answer, but I really suggest you don’t use IE6 anymore, and just go with IE8+.

Afterwards, add code that will warn the user that he/she is using an out-dated web browser. You can detect the browser version using navigator.appVersion

If you want to know why you or anyone else shouldn’t use it anymore:

http://www.google.nl/#hl=nl&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=837&q=Why+IE6+must+die

Edit: Aah, I guess you fixed it, but I still suggest you take a look at the link above. 🙂