query results in new window

[Steve Lime]

Assuming you are using the CGI version of MapServer you need to do something when the form is submitted, that is use the onSubmit handler. That would simply call a bit of javascript that would detect whether the user was in a query mode or not. If in query mode then open a new window with window.open (you can set scollbars, size and all that with that method) and set the form.target to the window you just created. The MapServer demo does something similar but with a framed interface:

  http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/mapserver_demos/workshop/index.html 

Choose the "adds frames" example and view the source for the upper frame and checkout the submit_form() function. It's pretty close to what you need. Just open the window first and set the form target appropriately.

Steve

>>> Carola Jesch <cjesch at CCT.LSU.EDU> 01/19/06 3:33 PM >>>
 Does nobody know an answer? Please help.

Carola

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carola Jesch [mailto:cjesch at cct.lsu.edu] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:54 AM
> To: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: getting the URL for window.open()
> 
> Hi,
> I am trying to figure out how to get query results displayed 
> in a second window and to give this new window some 
> parameters like size and scrollbars.  I found Javascript for 
> new.window() function and it works well, but I haven't been 
> able to figure out how the javascript fits with MapServer. 
> How can I get the dynamic MapServer URL that is needed to 
> display the query results in that new window? I can do 
> queries with form.target ="_blank" but then I am not able to 
> give this window the look I want. Has anyone of you run into 
> the same problem and can anybody point me to a simple example?
>  
> Thanks, Carola
> 
>  
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Carola Jesch
> Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute
> Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science Louisiana 
> State University
> 3191 Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg.
> Baton Rouge, LA,70803
> e-mail: cjesch at cct.lsu.edu
>