Display multiple new windows
- by Ricardo Deano
Afternoon all.
I have the following scenario:
I have a search page where by a client searches for a product from a drop down list, upon clicking a button, a gridview is produced display the spec.
What I would like is the functionality for the user to make their selection and a new window pops up with the spec.
So I have a simple code behind for the search page:
protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Session["Product"] = DropDownList1.SelectedValue;
string strScript = "window.open('GridViewPage.aspx', 'Key', 'height=500,width=800,toolbar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,titlebar=no');";
ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this, typeof(string), "", strScript, true);
}
And a gridviewpage that presents the data based upon the session created in the search page:
<asp:GridView ID="GridView2" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False"
DataSourceID="LinqDataSource1">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="Product" HeaderText="MemberID"
SortExpression="MemberID" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="Spec" HeaderText="Spec"
SortExpression="Spec" />
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<asp:LinqDataSource ID="LinqDataSource1" runat="server"
ContextTypeName="GridViewInNewWindow.ProductDataContext" EntityTypeName=""
TableName="tblProducts" Where="Product == @Product">
<WhereParameters>
<asp:SessionParameter Name="Product" SessionField="Product"
Type="String" />
</WhereParameters>
</asp:LinqDataSource>
Now upon first iteration, this does the job...gridview presented in new window...hurrah! i.e. a user searches for egg, the spec for an egg is presented in a new window.
However, what I would like to happen is that the user can make multiple searches so a number of new windows are opened. i.e. a user searches for egg once, the spec is returned in a new window; they then wish to see the spec for a chicken, so they use the search page to find said chicken, click the button and another new window is shown displaying the chicken's specs.
Does anyone know how I can achieve this? Apologies if this is simple stuff, I am just finding my feet.
