Opening an iTunes link from an online HTML page

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#1

Hi everyone,

I am trying to make a web popup which has a list of links to other apps, which should open in the app store. I have tried to use iTunes Link Maker to get an app store link:
[html]Ann Can’t Sleep - April Peter[/html]
That, however, doesn’t work. It doesn’t open iTunes from inside the app, nor does it open it from the computer browser, it just goes to the app’s web page.

I HAVE managed to make a button inside my app that opens the app store perfectly:
[lua]system.openURL(“itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ann-cant-sleep/id478136249?mt=8&uo=4”) [/lua]
but I don’t want that, because obviously I don’t want to update my app every time I want to add a link to the list.

So, what HTML code can I use to open the app store from a web popup? [import]uid: 102175 topic_id: 28704 reply_id: 328704[/import]

#2

To send customers to a specific application:
http://itunes.com/apps/appname

To send customers to a list of apps you have on the App Store:
http://itunes.com/apps/developername

To send customers to a specific app with your company name included in the URL:
http://itunes.com/apps/developername/appname

Dave [import]uid: 117617 topic_id: 28704 reply_id: 115762[/import]

#3

Yes thank you Dave, that does indeed launch iTunes perfectly from the browser, but from a web popup WITHIN THE APP it just draws a blank screen. [import]uid: 102175 topic_id: 28704 reply_id: 115770[/import]

#4

Try a target = “_blank” which on the web page will force it to open a new window. No idea what it will do within the App.

Dave [import]uid: 117617 topic_id: 28704 reply_id: 115772[/import]

#5

Right, so after digging around here for a while, I have learned that the WebPopup feature has some limitations, and this is one of them. I’ll post back if I find a way around it. [import]uid: 98287 topic_id: 28704 reply_id: 116190[/import]