Opening a new Browser: How?

[Kees van Oosterhout]

Can I open a new browser using Javascript? I have tried to do this with 'window.open(..)', but this opens a new window in the same browser (Which is exactly what you expect, by the way). I want to have a new browser, I do not have to take the current browser session with it.

[Eric Pascarello]

It has been discussed here before, it can not be done. There might be an active X control to do it for IE.

[Kees van Oosterhout]

I was afraid of that.
Thanx for you reply!

[Randall Twede]

just want to make sure you know you can do it in a html anchor tag by setting the target attribute.
<a href="url" target="something"
personally i despise when sites open windows without me clicking on something. fortunately mozilla prevents that.

[Kees van Oosterhout]

Randall, I agree. But it is a requirement to implement. To clarify, it is needed for a intranet application, not internet.
I am well aware of the target attribute, but to my understanding this refers to a frame in a (the current) browser. In my case however, i want to open a new browser.
Thanx for you reply!

[Bear Bibeault]

The target attribute can refer to any DOM window, be it a new instance of the browser or a frame or iframe. If for example, you just wanted the link or form to launch a new browser window you could specify

target="_blank"

to open a new browser window. This however does not solve the original problem of not carrying the session into the new instance.
hth,
bear
[ November 27, 2002: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]