open external links in new window

[babettelafox]

i've been searching for a script that would distinguish between internal and external links, and then open only external links in a new window. any thoughts on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

thanks -
carrie

[CrazyMerlin]

ok, generally but not rule of thumb... most internal links are relative so they be like

../forms/user_submit.htm

whereas external links will be

http://thisPlace.com/forms/user_submit.htm

this is by far not always true. Using this method you can check the substr(1,4) and see it it contains a protocol

maybe a start

[cbrookes]

Where the urls are all full links (http://...) then you can 'split()' the string and compare the hostname part with location.hostname.