Avoiding closing Parent window before child close Javascript.

[guest]

I have a problem, I have Javascript that opens a popup. I want to avoide the user from closing the parent window first. I dont want to use showDialog, I want to use window.open() only.. Is there any way to do that..? I already came to extent so i can able to give a prompt to user saying that Please close the child first.. But i am not able to control the flow. meaning it shows the message and close the window. Please help me over come this problem.

Thanks a lot
-Ashwath

[mrhoo]

It would be friendlier to close the popup from the parent window's onunload handler. Never argue with your visitors...

[guest]

It would be friendlier to close the popup from the parent window's onunload handler. Never argue with your visitors...

Hi ,
thanks for your valuable suggestion. Can you please explain me what i want to wirte in onunload Event.. I tried to write a code there also. but no luck. :(

Thanks in adavance..!

-Ashwath

[pbmods]

thanks for your valuable suggestion. Can you please explain me what i want to wirte in onunload Event.. I tried to write a code there also. but no luck. :(

When you open the new window, save the reference into a variable, then set window.onload to call the new window's close method, like this:

[code=javascript]
var childWindow = window.open(... );

window.onunload = childWindow.clo se;
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