jQuery function to open link in new window

Question

I'm trying to find a plugin or simple script to open a file in a popup window by clicking on a button. This used to work, but with all the jQuery updates (even with the migration file), this no longer works.

I found this, but this opens the popup and also redirects to the file url:

$(document).ready(function() {
$('.popup').click(function(event) {
    window.open($(this).attr("href"), "popupWindow", "width=600,height=600,scrollbars=yes");
 });
});

Any way to get a simple popup? It needs to have scrollbars, preferably resizable. I've seen lots of posts for modal boxes, but that does not accomplish what I need. The popup box has it's own design and there is more content than would be suitable for a modal.

I also want to avoid adding any extra markup. It makes the most sense to just add a class, like the example above.

Answer 1

Try this,

$('.popup').click(function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    window.open($(this).attr("href"), "popupWindow", "width=600,height=600,scrollbars=yes");
});

You have to include jQuery reference to work this, here is the working sampe http://jsfiddle.net/a7qJt/

Answer 2

Button click event only.

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
            $(document).ready(function () {
                $("#btnext").click(function () {                    
                    window.open("HTMLPage.htm", "PopupWindow", "width=600,height=600,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no");
                });
            });
</script>