ColdFusion cflocation to new tab

Question

How can I use cflocation to open new tab?

I submit a form, then it should open a new tab and redirect the original page. Is it possible?

<cfform ACTION="./test.cfm" METHOD=POST>

Then in the test.cfm

    <!-- Some database update here -->

<!--- I would like to open it in new tab --->
<cflocation url="newTab.cfm" addtoken="false">

<!--- Then refirect the current page to new link --->
<cflocation url="redirect.cfm" addtoken="false">

Is it possible to be done?

Thanks

Thanks. If you gave me a negative point for the question. Could you tell me why? — Max Boy, Jan 12 '18 at 18:13
Off topic, but I would recommend staying away from `cfform`. https://static.raymondcamden.com/cfuitherightway/index.html — Shawn, Jan 12 '18 at 20:18
"Why off topic??" It's not directly related to your question, but good information to know about cfform. — SOS, Jan 12 '18 at 21:44

James A Mohler · Answer 1 · 2018-01-13T00:43:22.643

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The closest you can get is

<cfform ACTION="./test.cfm" METHOD=POST target="_blank"
    onsubmit="window.location('redirect.cfm')">

The user's browers might go into a new tab.

Per Dan

The rest of this equation is

onsubmit="window.location('redirect.cfm')"

edited Jan 13 '18 at 00:43

answered Jan 12 '18 at 19:31

James A Mohler

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Thanks... The problem is that I need to open a new tab with an URL and refresh/submit the form with another URL – Max Boy Jan 12 '18 at 20:22
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Sound awfully convoluted. Maybe if you step back and look at the overall objective, you will think of an easier way to achieve it. – Dan Bracuk Jan 13 '18 at 02:30
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As mentioned in earlier comments, those kind of actions require client side code - not server side (cflocation), but agreed it does sound convoluted... – SOS Jan 17 '18 at 16:20

ColdFusion cflocation to new tab

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