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Arshad ShaikArshad Shaik 

VF Page Popup should open after clicking on Image Formula field

Hi All,

We have a requirement where a Formula Field with return type Image was implemented to display SF icons.

IF(!Reconciliation_Flag__c,
IMAGE('img/msg_icons/securitywarning48.gif',"Reconcile"),IMAGE('img/msg_icons/securityconfirm48.gif',"No Reconcile"))

Now, Our new requirement is whenever user clicks on this image then a new VF Page Popup window should open.

Can anyone please tell me how do we make that image as a link and whenever user hovers cursor on that image it should appear as "hand" and user can click on it to open a new VF Page Popup?
RamuRamu (Salesforce Developers) 
This post might help

https://success.salesforce.com/answers?id=90630000000gnb1AAA
Arshad ShaikArshad Shaik
Hi Ramu,

Thanks for the help!! :)
It helped me to make that image as a link and open some URL on clicking on that image.

Now, Could you please let me know what should be done to open a VF Page Popup whenever we click on that image? 
RamuRamu (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Arshad, I tried setting the target variable as _popup but even that did not help. Try this out once and let me know the results

HYPERLINK("<VF Page url>", IMAGE("<image url>", "click here") ,"_popup" )
Arshad ShaikArshad Shaik
Hi Ramu,

Just now read in other discussion that popup is not possible through a hyperlink.
RamuRamu (Salesforce Developers) 
Oh in that case the only alternative would be to try using custom link and let it open the page in popup as explained in the below discussion

https://developer.salesforce.com/forums/ForumsMain?id=906F0000000972hIAA
Arshad ShaikArshad Shaik
Thanks for your inputs!!

I have tried both ways you suggested.

First one, Using Hyperlink, I can be able to display a image and can assign a VF Page. But this will bring that VF Page in new window instead of Popup.

Seond one, Using Custom link or button, which will open a VF page in popup. But that Custom Link will be displayed as a Link.

Is there anyway where we can mix above two ways.
i.e., Image has to be displayed and when user clicks on it, VF page should open in popup?