close a child window and refresh the parent 1

You need to return a handle from the window.open call to be able to reference the popup. Somehting like this:


and then use this to close it:


As for not reloading... are you sure that the function is being called? Try putting an alert at the top of it.

Hope this helps,
Dan

Thanks for the quick response, the function wasn't being called as u suspected...
i'm still having some problems with the close child thing.
does it matter if i reload the page before or after i try to close the child?
and about the windowHandler... it have to be a global var right?

Yes - the window handle has to be global, IF you are not using it within the function that you assigned it.

You cannot close the child [from the opening page] if you have refreshed the opening page, as the window handle will no longer be valid.

Hope this helps,
Dan



The answers you get are only as good as the information you give!

no go with the close window, this is the script structure on the parent window:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
var winHandle

function RemovePic(cod) {
var str = submit.frm_Text.value;
for (i=1; i<=10; i++) { str = str.replace(cod,'') }
submit.frm_Text.value = str;
winHandle.Close();
window.location.reload();
}

function openPicEdit(imgID)
{
var dest="inc_picEdit.asp?imgID=" + imgID;
winHandle = window.open(dest, "win_Image", "toolbar=no,status=no,scrollbars=yes,height=400,width=400,resizable=1")
}
//-->
</script>

if i try to reload the page before closing the child, the parent is reloading but the child is not closing as u explaind before.
but when i try to close the child before reloading, nothing happends...

You need a lowercase "c" on "close". JavaScript is case-sensitive.

Dan


The answers you get are only as good as the information you give!

thanks! that fixed everything.