closing parent after pop up appears

[sramruttun]

hi

I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close the
parent window after the pop up appears ?

[Daniel Bass]

window.showModalDialog(...)
window.close();

will first launch your window, then close itself....

"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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hi

I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close the
parent window after the pop up appears ?

[Saravana]

Check out this article, here i have explained how you can close the popup
window
http://www.microsoft.com/india/msdn/...ndarinASP.aspx

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"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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hi

I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close the
parent window after the pop up appears ?

[Vidar Petursson]

Hi

You cant close the opener if you use a dialog until the dialog closes
use window.open instead.....

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"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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hi

I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close the
parent window after the pop up appears ?

[sramruttun]

thanks everyone for your replies
Daniel said:
window.showModalDialog(...)
window.close();
well I had tried this but it does not work..

Saravana is suggesting an article on how to close the POP UP WINDOW while I
want to close the parent (opener)

Vidur said that the opener can't be closed if you use a dialog until the
dialog closes
use window.open instead.....

I too thought that when showModalDialog is used, the parent can't be closed.
I'll need to use window.open.

But is there still a workaround to achieve it using showModalDialog?


"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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hi

I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close the
parent window after the pop up appears ?

[sramruttun]

ok Jerry
But what's the main difference between showModelessDialog and
showModalDialog ?
Both seem to be modal.

"Jerry III" <je******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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No there isn't, you can't close a window from a modal dialog it owns since
the parent doesn't process user input until the modal dialog closes (that's the difference between modal and modeless dialog). You should be able to use showModelessDialog instead of window.open if you want to.

Jerry

"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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thanks everyone for your replies
Daniel said:
window.showModalDialog(...)
window.close();
well I had tried this but it does not work..

Saravana is suggesting an article on how to close the POP UP WINDOW

while I

want to close the parent (opener)

Vidur said that the opener can't be closed if you use a dialog until the
dialog closes
use window.open instead.....

I too thought that when showModalDialog is used, the parent can't be

closed.

I'll need to use window.open.

But is there still a workaround to achieve it using showModalDialog?


"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eZ**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

hi

I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close the parent window after the pop up appears ?

[Vidar Petursson]

Hi

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...lessdialog.asp
The dialog will close when opener closes.... use window.open ;-)

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Vidar Petursson
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Microsoft Internet Client & Controls MVP
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"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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ok Jerry
But what's the main difference between showModelessDialog and
showModalDialog ?
Both seem to be modal.

"Jerry III" <je******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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No there isn't, you can't close a window from a modal dialog it owns since

the parent doesn't process user input until the modal dialog closes

(that's

the difference between modal and modeless dialog). You should be able to

use

showModelessDialog instead of window.open if you want to.

Jerry

"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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thanks everyone for your replies
Daniel said:
window.showModalDialog(...)
window.close();
well I had tried this but it does not work..

Saravana is suggesting an article on how to close the POP UP WINDOW

while

I

want to close the parent (opener)

Vidur said that the opener can't be closed if you use a dialog until the dialog closes
use window.open instead.....

I too thought that when showModalDialog is used, the parent can't be

closed.

I'll need to use window.open.

But is there still a workaround to achieve it using showModalDialog?


"sramruttun" <sr********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> hi
>
> I open a pop up window using window.showModalDialog. How can I close

the > parent window after the pop up appears ?
>
>