[RESOLVED] Opening new windows with asp:HyperLinkField

Hi all,

Hope someone can offer a few pointers. I have a gridview control with a hyperlink column like this...

Code:

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<asp:HyperLinkField .... DataNavigateUrlFormatString="./Default.aspx" Target="_blank" />

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Is there any way I can force this to open in a new window, instead of opening a new tab?

Grateful for any tips!

Dom

You can use javascipt to open a new window but otherwise Target="_blank" will open in a new tab or window depending on the browser settings.

Thanks fishcake, thought that might be the case.

Hmph - javascript it is then!

Hello,

The HyperLinkField has a target property:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ld.target.aspx

Which if you set to "_blank" will cause the link to open in a new window.

Gary

Quote:

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Originally Posted by gep13

Hello,

The HyperLinkField has a target property:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ld.target.aspx

Which if you set to "_blank" will cause the link to open in a new window.

Gary

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domjack was already using Target="_blank" but was asking about always opening a new window rather than the browser deciding whether to open a new tab or a new window.

Woah, I completely missed that!! Must have read the original post wrong, and now that I look at it, yours too.

Apologies!!

Gary