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  • David Graham
    #1

    how do you only allow a popup to popup once

    Hi
    I use an OnLoad event in the body tag to open a popup window. I would like
    to know how to go about only allowing the window to popup once i.e on
    subsequent visits to the parent page, the popup np longer pops up. I think
    it is irritating to users to have to close the popup everytime they visit
    the page. I think I need to set a cookie so that the server knows the
    visitor is a return visitor and not a new visitor, but I have no idea how to
    write the code. I do know a little php so I could combine php and javascript
    if that is the best way to achieve my goal.
    thanks
    David




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    • Carsten B.
      #2
      Re: how do you only allow a popup to popup once

      "David Graham" <david.graham18 @ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
      news:s5nub.136$ 454.91@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli .net...[color=blue]
      > Hi
      > I use an OnLoad event in the body tag to open a popup window. I would like
      > to know how to go about only allowing the window to popup once i.e on
      > subsequent visits to the parent page, the popup np longer pops up. I think
      > it is irritating to users to have to close the popup everytime they visit
      > the page. I think I need to set a cookie so that the server knows the
      > visitor is a return visitor and not a new visitor, but I have no idea how[/color]
      to[color=blue]
      > write the code. I do know a little php so I could combine php and[/color]
      javascript[color=blue]
      > if that is the best way to achieve my goal.
      > thanks
      > David
      >
      >
      >
      >[/color]

      Set a cookie. Read the cookie. If the cookie exists, don´t show the popup,
      else show it.


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        • David Graham
          #3
          Re: how do you only allow a popup to popup once


          "Carsten B." <spam.me@web.de > wrote in message
          news:3fb9ff1b$1 @olaf.komtel.ne t...[color=blue]
          > "David Graham" <david.graham18 @ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
          > news:s5nub.136$ 454.91@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli .net...[color=green]
          > > Hi
          > > I use an OnLoad event in the body tag to open a popup window. I would[/color][/color]
          like[color=blue][color=green]
          > > to know how to go about only allowing the window to popup once i.e on
          > > subsequent visits to the parent page, the popup np longer pops up. I[/color][/color]
          think[color=blue][color=green]
          > > it is irritating to users to have to close the popup everytime they[/color][/color]
          visit[color=blue][color=green]
          > > the page. I think I need to set a cookie so that the server knows the
          > > visitor is a return visitor and not a new visitor, but I have no idea[/color][/color]
          how[color=blue]
          > to[color=green]
          > > write the code. I do know a little php so I could combine php and[/color]
          > javascript[color=green]
          > > if that is the best way to achieve my goal.
          > > thanks
          > > David
          > >
          > >
          > >
          > >[/color]
          >
          > Set a cookie. Read the cookie. If the cookie exists, don´t show the popup,
          > else show it.
          >[/color]
          Thanks Carsten - I will read up on this. Can I ask for a few hints as to the
          relevant code to carry this out
          David


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            • Stuart Palmer
              #4
              Re: how do you only allow a popup to popup once

              David, Take a look at yahoo and punch in 'Javascript cookies' you should get
              a variety of examples on how to create and read them if they exist.

              Stuart Palmer

              "David Graham" <david.graham18 @ntlworld.com> wrote in message
              news:TVnub.7507 $o97.2973408@ne wsfep2-win.server.ntli .net...[color=blue]
              >
              > "Carsten B." <spam.me@web.de > wrote in message
              > news:3fb9ff1b$1 @olaf.komtel.ne t...[color=green]
              > > "David Graham" <david.graham18 @ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
              > > news:s5nub.136$ 454.91@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli .net...[color=darkred]
              > > > Hi
              > > > I use an OnLoad event in the body tag to open a popup window. I would[/color][/color]
              > like[color=green][color=darkred]
              > > > to know how to go about only allowing the window to popup once i.e on
              > > > subsequent visits to the parent page, the popup np longer pops up. I[/color][/color]
              > think[color=green][color=darkred]
              > > > it is irritating to users to have to close the popup everytime they[/color][/color]
              > visit[color=green][color=darkred]
              > > > the page. I think I need to set a cookie so that the server knows the
              > > > visitor is a return visitor and not a new visitor, but I have no idea[/color][/color]
              > how[color=green]
              > > to[color=darkred]
              > > > write the code. I do know a little php so I could combine php and[/color]
              > > javascript[color=darkred]
              > > > if that is the best way to achieve my goal.
              > > > thanks
              > > > David
              > > >
              > > >
              > > >
              > > >[/color]
              > >
              > > Set a cookie. Read the cookie. If the cookie exists, don´t show the[/color][/color]
              popup,[color=blue][color=green]
              > > else show it.
              > >[/color]
              > Thanks Carsten - I will read up on this. Can I ask for a few hints as to[/color]
              the[color=blue]
              > relevant code to carry this out
              > David
              >
              >[/color]


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                • kaeli
                  #5
                  Re: how do you only allow a popup to popup once

                  In article <s5nub.136$454. 91@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli .net>,
                  david.graham18@ ntlworld.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
                  > Hi
                  > I use an OnLoad event in the body tag to open a popup window. I would like
                  > to know how to go about only allowing the window to popup once i.e on
                  > subsequent visits to the parent page, the popup np longer pops up. I think
                  > it is irritating to users to have to close the popup everytime they visit
                  > the page.[/color]

                  Don't worry, most of us have popup killers and don't see it at all.
                  Unrequested popups are the most irritating thing EVER. So, we just don't
                  let them pop up at all.


                  --
                  ~kaeli~
                  "No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take
                  it too seriously."
                  http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart

                  http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace


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