Content open up in the current window

Question

When I add content in the content area but when I click the link it opens up in the current window
s oppose to if it had been URL Link there is an option to open up in current window.
As I was searching in metalink I found somebody from Oracle had posted this :
### What were you trying to accomplish when the problem occurred? ###
Author : Jerry Silver Type : N/A
Date : Jun 6, 2001 11:22 PT
Here's a solution for Portal 3.0.8 or later that allows you to open a file in
a new browser window. It requires that you create a custom item type, and use a
procedure to display a link to the file.
1. Create the following procedure. You can create it in any schema, but the
schema has to have select privilege on the view 'WWSBR_ALL_ITEMS' in the portal
schema. In this example, the portal schema is PORTAL30. If you're running
version 3.0.8, you'll also need to apply the patch to bug 1724250.
Create or Replace PROCEDURE OPEN_FILE (p_itemid IN NUMBER) as
fileURL varchar2(1024);
baseURL varchar2(256) := '/pls/portal30/docs/';
begin
select baseURL | | filename into fileURL
from portal30.wwsbr_all_items
where id = p_ItemId;
htp.p ('Open File');
EXCEPTION
when NO_DATA_FOUND then
htp.p('Document not found or access denied');
when others then
htp.p(sqlerrm);
end;
The procedure generates a link to the item filename with a target of "_blank",
which opens the file in a new browser window. Replace the baseURL attribute
value with the correct Database Access Descriptor (DAD) and Document Access
Path ("/docs") for your site.
2. Grant execute on the procedure to the portal public schema. The name of this
schema is <portal schema>_PUBLIC. So if your portal schema is PORTAL30, grant
execute on the procedure to PORTAL30_PUBLIC.
3. Create a custom item type, using the base item type of "File". I recommend
that you create the type in the Shared Objects content area, so it can be used
in other content areas (from the Navigator, go to the Content Areas tab, select
Contents for Shared Objects, Custom Types, and Item Types - Create). Edit the
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new type and go to the Procedures tab.
4. In the Procedure Call Properties, enter:
Type: PL/SQL
Procedure Call: <your procedure schema>.OPEN_FILE
Link Text: Open File (it doesn't matter what you put here - it only displays if
"Display Procedure Results With Item" is unchecked.)
Check "Display Procedure Results With Item"
5. Under "Pass Attributes as Parameters", enter:
Attribute: Item Id
Pass As: p_itemid
(Notice how you can pass most of an item's attributes to a procedure. You can
take advantage of this feature to write procedures that give you precise
control over the rendering of your items).
6. In the properties for the content areas in which the new type is to be used,
go to the Items tab. Specify that you want the new type to be visible. You may
want to hide the base File item type, so users won't be confused by two
different item types for files.
7. Edit the folder style for the content area. Go to Folder Layout. Edit the
region properties for each region in which you will be using the new item type.
For each region, replace "Display Name or Image" with "Display Name". "Display
Name or Image" will render the Display Name as a link to your file that opens
the file in the same browser window. "Display Name" simply renders the display
name as text, with no link.
8. Now you can create items of the new item type. Each item's Display Name will
appear next to a link that says "Open File". Clicking the link will cause the
file to open in a new browser window.
Hope you find this useful.
But after doing this the issue with this still I am able to see this as link on the page but when I
click on it opens up in current window. But when I click on the header bar that
displays Content Area name then it takes to the content are manager. Here there is
a link that shows OPEN_FILE link and then it opens up in a new window.
But I don't want user to go inside the content manager to see the content to open up in a new window.
I want this same functionality to be there on the page rather then in the content area navigator
Thanks

Answer 1

fuscia wrote:
stonecrest wrote:sh -c "cd %f && urxvt"
can't help being ignorant: what is that?
A shell script for entering the working directory and launching urxvt.
Try it and see if it actually works.
I think I tried something like that but wasn't successful...
Last edited by moljac024 (2008-09-26 12:28:43)