Creating new browser window

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  18 years ago

  by John Saxton

  John Saxton

  , United States

  Joined 18 years ago

  I must be missing something obvious... so be gentle...  here goes...
  

  
  I am working with Visual Studio .NET
  

  
  How do I create a new browser window in a C# web application?
  

  
  I have figured out how to do it with html/javascript... but I am apparently not smart enough to integrate this with my C# code... I would lke to do this if possible with C# and avoid hand-crafting the HTML code since I am pretty sure that the IDE will recreate the HTML code based upon the way the form is layed out. (right? wrong?)
  

  
  I would like to create a new window for the user to enter some info. I would like to do this via a button on the main page. If the user presses the button I would like to create a new browser window. This window will allow the user to enter data. If the user presses submit I will kick off a db update, close the new window and refresh the main page. If the user cancels, then I will close the window and return to the main page without dpupdate or main page refresh.
  

  
  Thanks in advance.

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  18 years ago

  by Michael H

  Michael H

  Chicago, USA, United States

  Joined 19 years ago

  I don't know if it would be any different in a web app
  (as I've never done one), but usually I use:
  

  
  System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("IExplore.exe");
  

  
  to open a new browser. You can also do this:
  

  
  System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("IExplore.exe","http://www.developerfusion.com");
  

  
  Hope that helps,
  - Mike
  

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  18 years ago

  by John Saxton

  John Saxton

  , United States

  Joined 18 years ago

  OK... I finally figured it out...
  

  
  I was using a server side control (a button from the Web Forms Toolbox) instead of a client side button (button from the HTML Toolbox).
  

  
  In the words of the immortal Homer Simpson... Doohhh!
  

  
  Anyway... thanks for the help.
  

  
  

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