Question

How to hide a showModalDialog window?

Asked by: isoftindia3


I want to hide a showmodaldialog window. Is it possible.

For example.

From a asp page I am displaying a window using showmodaldialog(win-1) from that win-1 I am again displaying a window using showmodaldialog(win-2).

I want to hide the win-1 at the time of win-2 display.

Is it possible. I want to open a page using only showmodaldialog because i have lots of routine after the window got closed.

My code is very big so I created sample as below.

File Name : Test.html

<html>
      <body>
            This is Test Page <br>
            Click to go to parent window<input type="button" value="Click" onclick="test()">
      <script>
      function test()
      {
      var sURL ='Window1.html'
      var xx = window.showModalDialog(sURL,'','dialogTop=10px; dialogHeight:200px;dialogWidth:200px;scroll:no;status:no;help:no;center:yes;resizable:no');
      }
      </script>
      </body>
</html>


File Name : Window1.html

<html>
      <body>
            This is Parent window
            <br>Click to go to child window<input type="button" value="Click" onclick="test()">
      <script>
      function test()
      {
      var sURL ='Window2.html'
      var xx = window.showModalDialog(sURL,'','dialogHide=yes;dialogTop=100px;dialogHeight:310px;dialogWidth:500px;scroll:no;status:no;help:no;center:yes;resizable:no');
      }
      </script>
      </body>
</html>


File Name : "Window2.html"

<html>
      <body>
            This is Child window
      </body>
</html>

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Asked On
2006-09-27 at 01:32:42ID22004202
Tags

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Topic

JavaScript

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Answers

 

by: ivostoykovPosted on 2006-09-27 at 01:34:50ID: 17608399

Hello isoftindia3,

modal dialor means that the application blocks (does not respond) until modal window is open. It is always on top. so hiding modal is not recomended at 1st glance....

HTH

I

 

by: gkishorejiPosted on 2006-09-27 at 02:58:58ID: 17608731

in window1.html, when the user clicks the button, set some text field in the parent window (Test.html) and close window1.

Then in test.html, depending on the value set, show the window2.html

 

by: gkishorejiPosted on 2006-09-27 at 02:59:32ID: 17608737

u can access parent window using window.opener

 

by: isoftindia3Posted on 2006-09-27 at 03:11:28ID: 17608789

I don't want to close the parent window untill and unless child window status is open.

I want to hide the parent window when child window is visible

 

by: MrHorizontalPosted on 2006-09-27 at 03:42:27ID: 17608905

I don't think you can hide the window, but you could probably move it offscreen?

However, another method would be in Window 2, have some code:

window.onblur = window.focus

so if a user tries to reactivate an existing window, the child window will regain itself the focus and remain permanently in display.

 

by: ivostoykovPosted on 2006-09-27 at 04:07:54ID: 17609054

Hi isoftindia3,

from scripting object you cannot hide the windows... perhaps you could minimize it...

regards

I

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