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I am using window.open to open pop-up window.

As popup url contains query string information which i dont want to display to user.

I am also able to hide url from title of popup page, but some how while i am using

window.open, it creates entry in browser history.

Please help me how can i prevent my url to be added in browser history.

I have tried replace parameter in window.open function, but its not working..

I am using ie7 and ie8 browsers.

Posted 27-May-11 2:04am

Vijay Radia

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Vijay Radia 1-Jun-11 8:50am

ok for now i have implemented alternate solution for this issue.. i have used document.replace menthod in javascript to repload the page again after using query string value.. this replaces my existing url having querystring with url without query string.

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 1 · 2011-05-27T02:38:00

There is a fourth parameter to the window.open() function that allows you to replace the current entry in browser history instead of creating a new one. Please read about it here: http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_open.asp[^].

The default for this fourth parameter, which is called "replace" by the way, is false and that means a new browser history entry will be created for that call.

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anvas kuttan · Answer 2 · 2011-05-27T02:10:00

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Hi,

Use target=_blank property of HtmlAnchor, which will open in new window.

Example

<a href="yourURL" target="_blank">YourText</a>

Posted 27-May-11 2:10am

anvas kuttan

Updated 27-May-11 3:29am

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Vijay Radia 27-May-11 8:21am

how can i use target=_blank with window.open?

^That's Aragon 27-May-11 9:30am

Updated for readability and add proper code block

fjdiewornncalwe 27-May-11 9:57am

My 1: This isn't relevant to the question.