passing a value in a link

[liunx]

i want to pass a value through a link in to new window.<br />
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i think have seen examples that look like:<br />
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href=http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/archive/index.php/"http://whatever.com?x=100"<br />
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passing the variable x being equal to 100?<br />
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is that right? can someone give me an example of the whole picture? then how do i test the value of x in the new window? i assume through some js code?<!--content-->Dave -<br />
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I think I just took a gulp from the fire hose. I can not follow - but it looks neat!<br />
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maybe if i knew the simple workings i could then follow your more complicated example.<br />
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So stepping back to the basics . . .<br />
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I am just after a simple href=http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/archive/index.php/"name and variable/value"<br />
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then how do I retrieve that value in the named page.<br />
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and i don't have access to server side code for this site so i will need to use js.<br />
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so . . . one more time please . . . the basic href example and simple approach<!--content-->got it - thanks Dave <!--content-->