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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?

murryc

Asked: 2004-10-07

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thirdCommented: 2004-10-07

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>

LVL 30

thirdCommented: 2004-10-07

btw, that's the new code for the child.html

LVL 23

Saqib KhanSenior DeveloperCommented: 2004-10-07

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.

LVL 49

RoonaanCommented: 2004-10-08

wouldn't body onunload="return false;" not do the trick?

LVL 9

riyasjefCommented: 2004-10-08

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

murrycAuthor Commented: 2004-10-08

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

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