Re: control browser with <a href> tag

""Warren Vail"" <warren@vailtech.net> wrote in message news:024801c841a9$a82366f0$1573480a@ds.corp.yahoo.com... >> i have two pages: list.php and update.php >> >> list.php will have a hyper link that when click on, it will open a new >> window for user to update info. once user clicks update button on >> update.php page, i want to close update.php and return to list.php. >> however if user doesn't click update button, i don't want user to go back >> to list.php. in other word, freeze up list.php until user closes or >> clicks update button on update.php. >> >> is this possible to do with php? > > Yes and no, don't think you intend to, but you may be mixing technologies. > You refer to hyperlinks, etc, which is web technologies and windows, which > is not unless you use javascript or ajax. With PHP you can cause your > browser to open a new browser by adding target="_blank" to the hyperlink, > but you cannot easily disable functionality of the old browser (It's still > open, just usually covered up by the new browser), and if the user clicks > your hyperlink again a 3rd browser will be opened. You could name your > target (target=mypage) which means if the user clicks it a new browser > will > be opened, and if the user clicks the same link again, a 3rd window will > not > be opened, but the page in the "mypage" target will be refreshed. > > HTH, > > Warren Vail after read all your replies, i understand and want to redefine the problem. if user clicks on the hyperlink on list.php page, i want to open a new windows for user to update info. once user clicks update on update.php page, i want to close the update.php page automatically and refresh list.php page. i think this is possible. can someone give me suggestions how to do this? thanks