APEX

Application Express 4.2.2.00.11

What I'm trying to achieve:

• When a I click a link, the current page should be submitted then after loading open the link on a new tab.
• Basically I want to simulate when the user clicks a tab but instead open to a new page.

What I've done so far:

• I read about Javascript Callback and failed.
• The link:

<a href="javascript:doSomething(2);">MEMBERSHIP</a>

• The functions in js:

function submitAndGo(pageNo,callback){
  apex.submit();
  if(typeof callback == "function")
  followLink(pageNo);

function followLink(pageNo){
  var url = 'f?p=&APP_ID.:'+pageNo+':&APP_SESSION.::&DEBUG.';
  var win = window.open(url, '_blank');
  win.focus();
}

• What happens:

When I click the link it automatically opens to a new tab without waiting for the main page to finish loading(still submitting).