Is there a way to control the size of the browser window from the HTML file 
it is loading?  I generate the page html code into an oHTML object in 
response to a submitted form where target=_blank.  I would like this 
particular window to be a certain size.  Thanks for suggestions, any and 
all.

Bruce Anderson wrote:

> Is there a way to control the size of the browser window from the HTML file 
> it is loading?  I generate the page html code into an oHTML object in 
> response to a submitted form where target=_blank.  I would like this 
> particular window to be a certain size. 

You can control the size of the window by using jscript, but IMHO this is
not a good idea for various reasons:

You don't know the screen resolution of the users machine.

This may not work with every browser.

Different browsers tend to render the same html differently, so there is a
possibility that ugly scrollbars show up just because the content is a few
pixels wider than your desired window size.

I hate it if the web designer tries to take control over my environment -
it is my machine, my browser and it is me who controls how large and where
the browser windows appear  

This gets even more annoying if the "designer" decides to create the window
with a fixed frame instead of a variable one....

Ah - before I forget - here is a link that shows how to open a new window
with a defined size at a defined position:

http://www.netmechanic.com/news/vol4/javascript_no7.htm

HTH & regards
Thomas

Bruce,

> Is there a way to control the size of the browser window from the HTML file 
> it is loading?  I generate the page html code into an oHTML object in 
> response to a submitted form where target=_blank.  I would like this 
> particular window to be a certain size.  Thanks for suggestions, any and 
> all.

Yup, insert some script in the body:

<script>
window.resizeBy(iX,iY);  pixels
</script>

Regards,

Phil Ide

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Bruce Anderson,
> Is there a way to control the size of the browser window from the HTML file 
> it is loading?  I generate the page html code into an oHTML object in 
> response to a submitted form where target=_blank.  I would like this 
> particular window to be a certain size.  Thanks for suggestions, any and 
> all.

Also,

window.resizeTo(iWidth,iHeight);

Regards,

Phil Ide

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