How can I get a browser window to reopen itself if the user closes it...using the body onunload statement

I have a holding page where the user must work with a child window that is open also.  If the user closes the parent 'holding' window then the process does not work as smoothly.  Not being a javascript person, what statement do I need to use in the 'body onunload=' that will reopen the browser window to the same page if the user closes it?
murrycAsked:
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thirdCommented:
there will be no smooth solution for your problem as onunload fires not only when you press the X button but also when you refresh the page or navigate to other pages.

i suggest you use our previous method but using this code,

<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<script>
  var Cleaned = false;

  function cleanUp(){
    var URL = 'finishpage.html';
    if(window.opener == null || window.opener.closed){
        window.open(URL)
      }
      else{
        window.opener.location.href = URL;
      }
      window.close();
  }
</script>
</head>
<body onunload="if(!Cleaned)cleanUp();">
<a href="finishpage.html" onclick="Cleaned=true;cleanUp();">finish</a>
</body>
</html>
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thirdCommented:
btw, that's the new code for the child.html
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Saqib KhanSenior DeveloperCommented:
here in one Line

<body  onLoad="Z=window.open('a1a.html', 'A', 'width=100 height=100')" onunload="(Z.closed)?'':M=window.open('index.htm');">

So it will LOAD a pop up a1a.html when the Page loads, variable Assign to it is Z, so you can open Child Window anywhere you want but assign it to a variable named Z. Then in unload event define the same path as the MAIN parent window.

so if the child is open parent will keep opening.
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RoonaanCommented:
wouldn't body onunload="return false;" not do the trick?
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riyasjefCommented:
It is better to close the popup window when "parent" unloads...
like this

var popup;
<script>
function closepopup()
{
      if(popup)
       if(!popup.closed)
          popup.close();
}
</script>

<body onunload="closepopup()">

Riyasjef
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murrycAuthor Commented:
thirds solution did the trick, I am sure the others would work as well, but it is working okay
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