Mailto: prevent browser to open a blank tab

[#1]

Hello all,

I am using mailto in qlikview straight table link. Once link is pressed it opens the outlook but it also opens a blank tab in the browser. Is there any way to prevent browser open a new tab for this mailto link?

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

Parth

[santiago_respane]

Hi,

please can you share a sample app in order for us to give you a better answer?

How are you adding the link to the table?

Why not use button with trigger?

Kind regards,

[#3]

Hi Santiago,

Please find the attached app.

I have a business requirement to use straight table with links in them. Once a user clicks the link it opens mail client.

There is no problem having it work locally. But once it is on the server it opens a blank tab in the browser once link is clicked. I was wondering if it is possible to prevent browser open a blank tab for mailto.

Thank you

Parth

[szeconku]

Hi Parth

There is a solution to your problem.

I'm using Qlikview 11 and Chrome.

Follow these steps:

1. On your server, head over to: C:\Program Files\QlikView\Server\QlikViewClients\QlikViewAjax\htc and take a copy of QVAjax.js. Give the copy a distinct name (let's name it QVAjaxNoBlank.js) and place in the same folder where the original QVAjax.js file is.
2. Open QVAjaxNoBlank.js in a text editor (e.g. Notepad++) and search for: _Blank. There should be three instances. The last instance can look something like this: v.target="_blank".
3. Delete the whole line (v.target="_blank") in between the semicolons and save the file.
4. Go one folder-level up to the "QlikViewAjax"-folder. In here you will find the file "opendoc.htm". Take a copy and give the copy a distinct name (let's equivalently name it opendocNoBlank.htm) and place it in the same folder where the original opendoc.htm file is.
5. Open opendocNoBlank.htm in a text editor and go to the line: <script type="text/javascript" src="/QvAjaxZfc/htc/QvAjax.js"></script>. Replace the default "QvAjax.js" with "QVAjaxNoBlank.js" (from Step 2) and hit save.
6. Now open Qlikview Management Console. Select Documents => User Documents => Select your Qlikview app/report/.qvw-file => Server => Availability => Under "Full Browser Url", type opendocNoBlank.htm => Apply.

By creating a new QVAjax.js and opendoc.htm file, you are not affecting other apps/report/.qvw-files. Only the apps which are pointing at opendocNoBlank.htm in the Full Browser Url field will not open blank tabs.

Hope it helps.

Good luck