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This function posts data to a new browser window.

Parameters

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• url – the url URL to which the data will be posted
• parm1 (optional) – the first parameter’s name name 
• value1 (Optionaloptional)value1 –  – the first parameter’s value value 
• parm2 (Optionaloptional)parm2 –  – the second parameter’s name name 
• value2 (Optionaloptional)value2 –  – the second parameter’s value (Optional)value 

Example

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In this example, we have a tracking number for shipments in an order maintenance application. We are posting this tracking number to the UPS tracking website once the tracking button on the screen is clicked.

// get the button

Code Block
language javascript javascript	js title Post Tracking Number to UPS Tracking Website
// Get the button object to work with. // "TrackingButton" is the value of the `id` attribute of the target button. var trackButton = getObj ("'TrackingButton"'); // assignAssign the onclick event to the retrieved button so that it posts object. trackButton.onclick = // Event handler function to post data to UPS tracking trackButtonwebsite.onclick = function (event) { // Set setvariable to the urldestination URL. var url = "'http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html"'; // Set setvariable to the parameter and its value_name_. var param1 = "'trackNums"; '; // Set variable to the parameter _value_. var trackingNum = get ("'I_6_20"'); // Post postdata to UPS tracking tracking website. postToNewWindow (url, param1, trackingNum); } ;