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anchor tag and window.event.srcElement dont work

 
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hello ranchers,
I am trying to retrive the anchor tag clicked, in the javascript function.


i get object required, am i missing something here?

Any help would be appreciated,

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Is that really your code? The test function is never referenced.

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Sorry, My mistake.For some reason, my code has been edited. I think I did not disable the html. The actual code for the anchor tag is,



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No one edited your code. Please take better care when posting. And be sure to proof-read afterwards.

Also, you are aware that the code you wrote will work only in IE, right?

Lastly, using the "javascript:" pseudo-protocol is the not the same as event handling and so it is likely that no event instance is available the way that it would be with an onclick handler. I can't test that however as I do not run Windows.

So first, check that the event instance at window.event exists. If not, you'll need to do this differently (and in a more standard manner).

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No one edited your code


I dint mean some one edited my code, alll I was trying to point is, the editor rendered my code as html. I will try to be more careful from next time.

Bear, you were right. The windows.event turns out to be null, if i call javacript on href. I tried this


but now the alert comes out as

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/test/My%20Documents/temp.htm#

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I am lost. All I am trying to do is, get the src anchor element clicked, so that I can disable it.

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get the src anchor element clicked, so that I can disable it.



you can set "id" attribute to set a tag and pass the event to function like this. why do want to dsiable anchor tag ?!?!

 
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that worked thanks.

why do want to dsiable anchor tag


Based on some conditions, I am opening a new window using window.open. So I want to disable the anchor tag, till the new window loads. I couldnt figure out another way to do it, so I am getting the corresponding anchor tag clicked, and disabling it till the new window loads. On load of the new window, i am calling a javascript on the opener window to re enable the link. Is there an easier way to deal with this?

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