Question Re: Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client in Technology Q&A

Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client

Former Member — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:10:05 GMT

Hi,

I'm building a chatbot with web chat and web client. My chatbots are using hyperlinks in the message via Markdowns. When someone clicks the links, it opens in a new tab. I can't have that. Someone could have 10 different tabs open by clicking the links.

How would I set this up so that each time the link is clicked, the page opens in the same tab instead of opening a new tab?

Thanks and I look forward to your answer!

Re: Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client

GabiBuchner — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:25:15 GMT

Hi Fred,

just a thought: if you open a link in the same tab, your bot will possibly be gone. I think this could be a reason why links are opened in a separate tab. Cheers, Gabi

Re: Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client

Former Member — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:32:38 GMT

Thanks for the comment. True, but I'm adding the bot to each page and so when clicked, the page changes and the bot reappear with the discussion in the same place. Therefore, each time a linked is clicked, the page changes and a bot window reappears --- all in one window/tab.

Re: Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client

former_member591110 — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 11:22:49 GMT

Hi freelegal1 ,

Please Download and save this file as JS --> webchat.txt in your local directory where your html page is present. Inside HTML code, do the following changes

Use this

<script src="js/webchat.js"

instead of

"<script src="https://cdn.cai.tools.sap/webchat/webchat.js"

It worked for me. Let me know whether it worked.

Thanks,

Shanmugam

Re: Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client

Former Member — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:45:24 GMT

Shanmugam ,

Thanks for the reply. I'll try and let you know. I have another question. I would like to embed the chatbot on the webpage itself instead of having a popup chatbot. Essentially, embedding the chatbot like any other element on the page. I've tried using <iframe> but it doesn't work. It only shows code in the iFrame window. Will loading the webchat.txt as .js cure that? Do you or anyone else have any suggestions?

Thanks a lot,

Fred

Re: Markdown - Open hyperlink in same tab using web chat or web client

Former Member — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:40:57 GMT

webchat.txt. This didn't work for me