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[Javascript] Need help determining when remote window closes.

  • From: shawn.milo at gmail.com (Shawn Milo)
  • Subject: [Javascript] Need help determining when remote window closes.
  • Date: Tue Jun 21 11:14:38 2005
How about just using a cookie, and have the child window write to it
onclose(), and have the parent check the cookie on a timer?

Milo

On 6/21/05, Glenn E. Lanier, II <glenn_lanier@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
> Hi, I want to open a new browser window, let the user use that window for
> several minutes, and when they close the window, I'd like to change the page
> displayed in the original window. 
> 
> According to numerous articles found Googling, this should work, but on my
> WinXP system, using Firefox and IE, I get nothing (when allowing pop-ups, if
> pop-ups are disabled, IE reports the window is closed, Firefox gives a JS
> error on checking the window handle). No JS errors, no notifications,
> nothing. Any pointers would be appreciated.
> 
> File 1 contains the code I'm using to open the window, to check for closure,
> and a form textarea that I update with the time (mostly so I know my timer
> is firing properly).
> 
> ---- FILE 1 BEG ----
> 
> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
> "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd";>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Opener Page</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <h1>Opener</h1>
> <form name="frmOutput">
> <textarea name="txtOutput" rows=5 cols=80></textarea>
> </form>
> <p><a href="javascriptstopChecking();">Stop
> Checking</A></p>
> <script language="Javascript">
> log("Start", true);
> 
> var remoteWin = window.open("Remote.html", "remote", 'toolbar=no,
> location=no, directories=no, status=yes, menubar=no, width=795, height=500,
> resizable=yes, scrollbars=yes, screenx=0, screeny=0, top=0, left=0');
> var timer = null;
> 
> function checkClosed()
> {
> log("Checking...", false);
> timer = setTimeout("checkClosed()", 5000); // Check every 5 seconds.
> if (!remoteWin)
> {
> alert("Window no longer exists");
> stopChecking();
> }
> else if (remoteWin.Closed)
> {
> alert("Window Closed"); 
> stopChecking();
> } 
> }
> 
> timer = setTimeout("checkClosed()", 5000); // Check every 5 seconds.
> 
> 
> function stopChecking()
> {
> log("Stop checking.", false);
> clearTimeout(timer);
> }
> 
> 
> function log(sText, bClearContents)
> {
> var d = new Date();
> var s = d.getFullYear() + "." + d.getMonth() + "." + d.getDate() + " " +
> d.getHours() + ":" + d.getMinutes() + ":" + d.getSeconds() + " " + sText +
> "\r\n";
> if (bClearContents)
> {
> document.frmOutput.txtOutput.value = s; 
> }
> else
> {
> document.frmOutput.txtOutput.value = s +
> document.frmOutput.txtOutput.value;
> }
> }
> </script>
> 
> 
> </body>
> </html>
> 
> 
> ---- FILE 1 END ----
> 
> File 2 contains some filler text. I can not change the source of this window
> (when live).
> ---- FILE 2 BEG (remote.html) ----
> 
> <html><head><title>Remote</title></head><body><h1>Remote
> Window</h1><p>Closing me should alert the original window or allow the
> original window to know when I <a
> href="javascriptwindow.close();">close</a>.</p></body></html>
> 
> ---- FILE 2 END (remote.html) ----
> 
> Thanks for any help. 
> Glenn 
>   
>  
>  
>  ________________________________
>  Glenn E. Lanier II
>  
> * Email: glenn_lanier@xxxxxxxxxxx 
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