Issues with opening URL in new tab

Question

I'm trying to open a link in a new tab using JavaScript, however, I am having some issues. The link is to a record in CRM and the error I receive is:

'Input string was not in correct format.'

Here is what my URL looks like:

https://companyname.com/crm/main.aspx?etc=112&extraqs=%3f_gridType%3d112%26etc%3d112%26id%3d%257b240F22C7-A795-E311-83F6-00155D01A312%257d%26pagemode%3diframe%26preloadcache%3d1392415527562%26rskey%3d228507345&pagetype=entityrecord

This works by opening the link in the current tab:

<p><a href="https://companyname.com/crm/main.aspx?etc=112&extraqs=%3f_gridType%3d112%26etc%3d112%26id%3d%257b240F22C7-A795-E311-83F6-00155D01A312%257d%26pagemode%3diframe%26preloadcache%3d1392415527562%26rskey%3d228507345&pagetype=entityrecord"> Click this link! </a></p>

But this does not work:

<p><a href="javascript:void(window.open('https://companyname.com/crm/main.aspx?etc=112&extraqs=%3f_gridType%3d112%26etc%3d112%26id%3d%257b240F22C7-A795-E311-83F6-00155D01A312%257d%26pagemode%3diframe%26preloadcache%3d1392415527562%26rskey%3d228507345&pagetype=entityrecord'));"> Click me too!</a></p>

^ This one is the one which returns the 'Input string...' error.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here, so any input is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Answer 1

You open page in a new tab by adding target="_blank" in your link. You are using window.open, which is for a pop-up, not a new tab.

<a href="..." target="_blank"> ... </a>