Force javascript newsfeed items to open in new window?

RickJ · #1 Sep 19, 2007, 07:52 AM

I've got this javascript newsfeed on a webpage.

Code:

<SCRIPT language=JavaScript src='http://www.gop.com/Feeds/NewsFeed-Wide.aspx'></SCRIPT>

Is there a way to make the link items in it open in a new window/tab?

Thanks!

Curlyben · Sep 19, 2007, 08:24 AM

have you tried target="_blank"

RickJ · Sep 19, 2007, 09:59 AM

Yeah, tried it in a few places in there and none worked.

retsoksirhc · Sep 19, 2007, 10:16 AM

Since you're not actually controlling the feed page yourself, there isn't really any easy way to do it.

You could write a server side script that reads the news page, sorts through it, and adds a

Code:

target="blank"

to all the

Code:

<a href="http"//pagename/story.aspx">Link Text</a>

That would be about it...

RickJ · Sep 19, 2007, 10:23 AM

Thanks sirhC.

That hurt my brain to read it

so I'll just nix the feed. Not that important to have it on my site...I just discovered it while rooting around the supplier's site.

jstrike · Sep 19, 2007, 12:20 PM

Actually it's not really that bad with a few lines of JavaScript....

Code:

<div id="newsSource">
  <SCRIPT language=JavaScript src='http://www.gop.com/Feeds/NewsFeed-Wide.aspx'></SCRIPT>
</div>
<script>
  var regExp = /<a /ig;
  var newsFeed = document.getElementById("newsSource"); 
  var newsFeedSrc = newsFeed.innerHTML;
  newsFeedSrc = newsFeedSrc.replace(linkRegEx,"<A target='_blank' ");
  newsFeed.innerHTML = newsFeedSrc;
</script>

Every link in the feed will now open in a new browser window, even the gop.com link in the footer.

HTH,
-Jeff



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