close method after redirect 2

[bartee]

Quick question:

I have a form -- on submit it opens a pop-up window.

The pop-up opens on submit.

After submitting, the main windows goes throught a series of re-directs and finally displays a page. At this point the pop-up is still visible.

I am trying to close the pop-up after the re-directs.

However, I am getting a javascript error saying that it cannot recognize the name.

Here is what I'm using to create pop-up:

 my_window = window.open("",
    "mywindow","status=1,width=350,height=150");

And to close it after re-direct:

my_window.close ();

Are you not able to close a named pop-up after a re-direct?

Thanks in advance.

 

[bartee]

Sorry,

correction on my closing code.

It actually says:

mywindow.close ();

 

[monksnake]

Try to close the popup with

mywindow.close()

not my_window. my_window references the opening of the popup. You need only referece the name of the window to close it, which you named "mywindow".

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[monksnake]

Hmm, ok. What code does the popup contain??

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[bartee]

Right now, the pop-up is just basic html. No images or anything.

It doesn't seem to work blank either.

 

[monksnake]

Try this: put

window.name = "mywindow"

in the HTML for the popup

also keep "mywindow" in your window.open statement.

This is a stab in the dark, but it's worth a try.
I'm thinking the main window "forgets" the name of the popup window on a redirect of the page. So setting the name of the window within the popup HTML should solve that.

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[bartee]

good suggestion.

However, I attempted it and it still does not recognize.

 

[monksnake]

I'll test your situation out on my machine and see what I can come up with.

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[trollacious]

You should close it BEFORE the opener page submission. I believe that the connection is to the original page, not any subsequent page redirected to or submitted to.

Lee

 

[bartee]

Yeah, I would like to but they want it to display until the final page has loaded (after the re-directs triggered by submit)

thanks

 

[adam0101]

To reestablish the link to the child window, use window.open() again with a blank url.

function closeChild(){
  my_window = window.open("","mywindow");
  my_window.close();
}

Adam

http://adameslinger.blogspot.com/

 

[monksnake]

I found out what to do, and I have to give adam0010 the credit, so I will.


On your first page that opens the window, keep the syntax as you had it, naming the window there.

On the page AFTER everything redirects, put this in your javascript:

var thisWindow = window.open("", "mywindow");
thisWindow.close();

This "reestablishes" a connection with the popup window, without opening a new one, then you can close it.

**I did test this code.

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[adam0101]

You must have just read thread216-1361108

Adam

http://adameslinger.blogspot.com/

 

[monksnake]

Yep

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[bartee]

Yes, it works correctly now.

Thanks to everyone for the help.

 

[monksnake]

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[trollacious]

Stars to you both for showing me something new, too. #

Lee

 

[monksnake]

Thanks trollacious.

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