IE 9 doesn't update windows with window.open but opens a new window

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IE 9 doesn't update windows with window.open but opens a new window

I have the following line of code that is called by jQuery when a link is clicked:

  alipayTransactionModalTrigger.click(function(e) {  
     e.preventDefault();             
     $.ajax({
        url: "doSomething",
        data: "p_locale=en-US",
        success: function(dataOut){
           if (dataOut == "hold") {
              ...do something...
           } else {   
              //open a modal over parent window
              alipayTransactionModal.dialog("open"); 
              //also open new tab/window
              var Payment = window.open("http://www.alipay.com", "Payment");                  
              Payment;                
              Payment.focus();
           }
        }
     });    
     return false;
  });

The ajax call is just checking some values in the main. The challenge to success is going the way it should, that's not a problem. By using the frame name, I'm trying to get a newly opened window / tab to refresh when the link is clicked more than once. This works in IE 8, Chrome and Firefox - the user can click the link as many times as they want and it will only open one window - subsequent clicks will simply reload that window.

However, this does not happen with IE 9 - IE 9 opens a new window / tab every time. Any way to force this behavior in IE 9? Or even just explaining why this is happening in IE 9 would be great - is it a user level setting? From what I can tell, IE9 just doesn't know what I'm pointing at when I use the frame name in window.open()

.

One more thing I should mention: .focus()

doesn't always focus the window on clicks of the second / third / etc. (seems to depend on browser and browser settings) - but I already asked this question here Just enable it here if relevant.

thank

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mkohanek 11 Feb At 22:32

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2 answers

TheBrain · Answer 1 · 2013-02-13T17:25:01+0000

opening a window with a .open window from an ajax callback is doomed to be blocked by the popup blocker. i believe that if you disable it it will work as expected.

Check out this answer right here. Window.open is locked You need the correct context for your window.

Andreas · Answer 2 · 2013-02-11T23:05:00+0000

I don't have IE9 to test, but maybe this helps

var openLink = (function() {
    var _popups = {};

    return function(link, name) {
        if (_popups.hasOwnProperty(name) === false) {
            _popups[name] = window.open();
        }

        _popups[name].location.href = link;
        _popups[name].focus();
    };
}());

Example

IE 9 doesn't update windows with window.open but opens a new window

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