HTML Text Area: pop up view on Subject field

Odie,
use custom format on the "View as" settings dialog on the Visual Editor tab for this purpose.

Here is a sample:

custom_text = my_htmlspecialchars(rs("HTMLFieldName"))

Hi Jane

Please pardon my lack of knowledge to get this to work. I know I am missing something obvious. <img src='https://asprunner.com/forums/file.php?topicimage=1&fieldname=reply&id=38636&image=1&table=forumreplies' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> Please help.
[codebox]custom_text = my_htmlspecialchars(rs("Message_Body"))

str = " <a href=""#"" onClick=""java script: pwin = window.open('',null,'height=300,width=400,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location

=no,left=150,top=200,scrollbars=yes');"

str = str & "pwin.document.write('" & my_htmlspecialchars(jsreplace(Replace(Mid(custom_text, 1, 801), vbcrlf, "
"))) & "');"

str=str & "pwin.document.write('
<hr size=1 noshade><a href=# onClick=\'window.close();return false;\'>Close window</a>');"

str=str & "return false;"">" & strValue & "</a>"
strValue = str[/codebox]
When I use the above code the list page loads fine and the link on the Subject field looks ok until clicked on. It does not open a small window with the Message_Body. Nothing happens. It just clicks.
But then when I use the following code the link goes to a blank page in the same window.
[codebox]custom_text = my_htmlspecialchars(rs("Message_Body"))

str = " <a href=""Admin_Message_PopUp.asp"" onClick=""java script: pwin = window.open('',null,'height=300,width=400,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location

=no,left=150,top=200,scrollbars=yes');"

str = str & "pwin.document.write('" & my_htmlspecialchars(jsreplace(Replace(Mid(custom_text, 1, 801), vbcrlf, "
"))) & "');"

str=str & "pwin.document.write('
<hr size=1 noshade><a href=# onClick=\'window.close();return false;\'>Close window</a>');"

str=str & "return false;"">" & strValue & "a>"

strValue = str

[/codebox]
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

Hi.
please make sure there is no whitespace between java and script in your code:

onClick=""javascript: pwin = window.open('',null,'height=300,width=400,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location

=no,left=150,top=200,scrollbars=yes');"

Hi Jane,
Thank you, that almost did the trick...

However, now the pop up box appears but so do the text formatting tags. The message text is orginally added/edited using the Innova Editor plug in. The code now actually strips the HTML which is okay (thought it would be better if HTML) but the text formatting tags show up on the pop up page.
[codebox]custom_text = my_htmlspecialchars(rs("Message_Body"))

str = " <a href=""#"" onClick=""java script: pwin = window.open('',null,'height=300,width=400,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location

=no,left=150,top=200,scrollbars=yes');"

str = str & "pwin.document.write('" & my_htmlspecialchars(jsreplace(Replace(Mid(custom_text, 1, 801), vbcrlf, "
"))) & "');"

str=str & "pwin.document.write('
<hr size=1 noshade><a href=# onClick=\'window.close();return false;\'>Close window</a>');"

str=str & "return false;"">" & strValue & "</a>"
strValue = str[/codebox]
This is what is rendered in the pop-up box:

<H3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000cd; FONT-FAMILY: Lucida Sans">This is a test of the Amber Alert Admin Messaging Module</SPAN></H3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #0000cd; FONT-FAMILY: Lucida Sans">

<UL>

<LI>

<H3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Lucida Sans">This is a test of the Amber Alert Admin Messaging Module</SPAN></H3></LI>

<LI>

<H3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Lucida Sans">

<H3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Lucida Sans">This is a test of the Amber Alert Admin Messaging Module</SPAN></H3></SPAN></H3></LI&
What am I missing?
Almost there,

Odie

Odie,
It's difficult to tell you what's happening without seeing actual files.
Please publish your project on Demo Account and open a ticket at http://support.xlinesoft.com sending a URL to your pages along with instructions on reproducing this error.

Hey Odie... here's what I did:
Using the visual editor wrap the html field in a DIV with a fixed height and width and allow scrolling within the DIV. That way you can see all of the entry, but it doesn't blow out your list. Here's the code I used for a field called "description":
<DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ff0000 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; BORDER-TOP: #ff0000 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; OVERFLOW: auto; BORDER-LEFT: #ff0000 1px solid; WIDTH: 200px; PADDING-TOP: 4px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ff0000 1px solid; HEIGHT: 100px">{$description_value}</DIV>
Works like a charm!

Thanks King ... you said it works like a charm and it does!