window.open popup getting blocked during click event

Question

What I ultimately need to do is run an $.ajax() call and then after that is run, open a new window.

A use clicks on a \"Preview\" button that saves thei

Answer 1

I ran into this problem recently and found this work-around:

1) call window.open just before calling $.ajax and save window reference:

var newWindow = window.open(...);

2) on callback set location property of the saved window reference:

newWindow.location = url;

Maybe it will help you too.