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kshah
kshah

Reputation: 1

How to open new browser window on a client, rather than a server

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I'm trying to use "java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().browse(java.net.URI.create(myURL));" in a client/server application.

I want the default browser to open on the client side when the client clicks on a button. What happens is that the browser opens on the server. How can I fix it?

Any help would be appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 4266

Answers (2)

BalusC
BalusC

Reputation: 1108642

Java doesn't run at webbrowser. It runs at webserver. It's HTML/CSS/JS which runs at webbrowser. You need to solve this by HTML/CSS/JS. CSS is incapable for this. JS can do this with window.open, but that's overcomplicated if you can just use HTML target="_blank" in a link/form.

E.g.

<a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">Click to view Google in a new window</a>

or

<form action="http://google.com" target="_blank">
    <input type="submit" value="Press to view Google in a new window" />
</form>

This will open the target in a new window/tab.

Upvotes: 0

Hamish
Hamish

Reputation: 23316

Use the JavaScript window.open method in the generated source, e.g.

<script type='text/javascript'>
  var windowObjectReference;
  var strWindowFeatures = "menubar=yes,location=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes";
  windowObjectReference = window.open("http://www.example.com/", "WindowName", strWindowFeatures);
</script>

Upvotes: 1

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