How to open javascript search engines in new window (using "function jump() {" )?

Question

see this http://javascript.internet.com/forms/multiple-search-engine.html . i wonder how to open the search result in new window. help me!

Answer 1

1) Don't do that

2) Really don't do that

3) In the case that you have to do that, bind a function to the onclick event of the "search" button. Inside the function, use window.open to pop up a new window with the address you want to send the user to. Depending on how the user configured his browser, the browser may instead open another tab. At the end of the function, return false.

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OK actually there's no need to write any other code because the form is already JS-driven. In the source of that page you linked to, find the following line:

location.href = finalSearchString;

Substitute it with the following line:

window.open(finalSearchString, 'Search results');

That's it. The button will pop up another page or tab.

WARNING

That page is somewhat outdated and some of the search engines don't work properly (the link generated is wrong).

Answer 2

but it not works in IE