Window popup closes when opening 2nd excel file

[maboo59]

Hi,
I have a page that generates a report in excel. They page is submitted and the sql query is built in the .cs file, then a javascript function opens a new window sending that query to a page that gets the results and puts the info into a spreadsheet. first time you run it is works fine. if you go back to the parent window and run the report again, sometimes it will close the existing popup window other times it will run the report with no problems.
What could be causing this?
Is it possible to detect if a popup is open and close it before opening a new one?

Maboo59

 

[ca8msm]

I think that if you name your popup window and it is already open it may have a conflict of whether to load a new window with the same name or close it an open a new window.

You may actually be better off asking this question in the javascript forum (forum216) as they may have more of experience on what is best practice.

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