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zigz321
post Sep 12 2014, 01:50 AM
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I found this random list generator online but needed the button to open the links in a new tab. If someone could modify the code to make it do just that. By the way, i am new to HTML so an explanation would be nice as well.

Heres the code:

<HEAD>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function get_random()
{
var ranNum= Math.floor(Math.random()*5);
return ranNum;
}

function gLink()
{
var wLink=get_random();

var link=new Array(5)
link[0]="http://www.google.com";
link[1]="http://www.msn.com";
link[2]="http://www.yahoo.com";
link[3]="http://www.ebay.com";
link[4]="http://www.cnn.com";

window.location = (link[wLink]);
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<BODY>
<FORM name="gotolink">
<INPUT TYPE="button" value="Go to random link!" onClick="gLink()">
</FORM>
</BODY>
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pandy
post Sep 12 2014, 06:26 AM
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Well, this isn't HTML. It's JavaScript. tongue.gif

Instead of window.location use window.open() .

I think this should work.

CODE
window.open(link[wLink]);
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post Sep 12 2014, 11:53 AM
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Whoops, didnt realize it was javascript. Anyways, thanks for your help!
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post Sep 12 2014, 12:45 PM
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Whooops right back at you! I had a fat typo in the code snip above (corrected it now). My fat little fingers wrote window.lopen() instead of window.open(). The former won't work. blush.gif
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