Here's
the problem, which only occurs in Internet Explorer (IE). I have a page that has links to several different types of files. Links from these files execute a Javascript function that opens a new window and loads
the specific file. This works great, unless
the file I need to open in
the new window is a PDF in which case
the window is blank, even though
the URL is in
the address field. Refreshing that window using F5 doesn't help. However, if I put
the cursor in
the address field and press <enter>
the PDF loads right up.
This problem only occurs in IE. I have seen it in IE 7 and 8 and am using Adobe Acrobat Reader 9. In Firefox (PC and Mac) everything works perfectly. In Chrome (Mac),
the PDF is downloaded. In Safari (Mac) it works. In Opera (Mac) it prompts me to open or save. Basically, everything probably works fine, except for IE.
I have searched for similar problems and have seen some posts where it was suggested to adjust some of
the Internet Options on IE. I have tried this but it doesn't help, and
the problem wasn't exactly
the same anyway.
Here's
the Javascript function I use to open
the new window.
function newwin(url,w,h) {
win = window.open(url,"temp","width="+w+",height="+h+",menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,location=yes,status=yes,scrollbars=auto,resizable=yes");
win.focus();
}
You can see that I pass in
the URL as well as
the height, h, and width, w, of
the window. I've used a function like this for years and as far as I know have never had a problem.
I call
the newwin() function using this.
<a href="javascript:newwin('/path/document.pdf',
400,300)">document.pdf</a>
(Yes, I know there are other, better ways than using inline JS, and I've even tried some of them because I've run out of things to try, but nothing works.)
So, if anyone has an idea as to what might be causing this problem, I'd love to hear it.
