want to open response.sendRedirect in a new window

[Prasenjit Das]

hi folks,
i am using this line in my code
response.sendRedirect("http://www.google.com/search?q="+str_search+" + Maharashtra + India");
this works, I want to open this in a new window. so i tried like this -
response.sendRedirect("%><script language="javascript">window.open("http://www.google.com/search?q="<%=str_search%>" + Maharashtra + India")</script><%");
but this is giving me the following errors :
Error(29,33): illegal character
Error(29,33): unclosed character literal
Error(29,158): unclosed character literal
Error: malformed expression
I am not being able to correct.
Can anybody help me regarding this.
Thanks a lot in advance.
regards,
Prasen

[Navin Thr]

just make a few changes to your view.
try putting in the target attribute
if it is a form submit action,
<form method="post" action="someAction" target="_blank">
if it is a link,
<a href="someAction?key=value" target="_blank">Click here</a>
Regards,
Navin

[Bear Bibeault]

As Navin indicated, you must target the original request to the window in which you want the response to appear. Once the request has been made, there is no way to change the window in which its response will be displayed.

[Prasenjit Das]

GREAT GUYS!!! IT WORKS!!!
So, is it like a mantra- that whenever u want to open the request.sendRedirect in a new window put in the target attribute inside the form tag.
Thanks a lot,
Cheers.