onunload event help

[boyindie86]

HI

I am trying to use the window onunload event, so that when a user closes the window it will go and delete a text file that it uses to read contents from, so to stop my server filling up with loads of text files.

But i have problem that it will go and delete a file if i push a button as it considers moving away from that page as an onunload event.

i am trying to write the function so that it can detect wether the button has been pushed or if the window has been closed

I have written the following function

]function deleteFile()
    {
        var button1 = document.getElementById('result').click=true; 
        var button2 = document.getElementById('manual').click=true; 
        if (button1||button2)
        {
             alert("button pushed")
        }
        else
        {
            var q = new Query();
            if (q.file!=null)
            {
                  if (q.url!=null)
                    {
                    var file=q.file;
                     var url = q.url;
                     var link="a url";
                    window.opener.location=link;
                    }
 
             }
         }
      }

if i push the button it says the button pushed and if i close the window it says button pushed, so its obviously not working.

any ideas?

cheers
Boyindie

[ronverdonk]

This thread does not belong in the PHP forum. Should be moved to JavaScript.

Ronald

[JosAH]

This thread does not belong in the PHP forum. Should be moved to JavaScript.

Ronald

Et voila.

kind regards,

Jos

[ronverdonk]

Thanks Joth.

Ronald

[boyindie86]

appologies wrong window

[boyindie86]

HI

I am trying to use the window onunload event, so that when a user closes the window it will go and delete a text file that it uses to read contents from, so to stop my server filling up with loads of text files.

But i have problem that it will go and delete a file if i push a button as it considers moving away from that page as an onunload event.

i am trying to write the function so that it can detect wether the button has been pushed or if the window has been closed

I have written the following function

]function deleteFile()
    {
        var button1 = document.getElementById('result').click=true; 
        var button2 = document.getElementById('manual').click=true; 
        if (button1||button2)
        {
             alert("button pushed")
        }
        else
        {
            var q = new Query();
            if (q.file!=null)
            {
                  if (q.url!=null)
                    {
                    var file=q.file;
                     var url = q.url;
                     var link="a url";
                    window.opener.location=link;
                    }
 
             }
         }
      }

if i push the button it says the button pushed and if i close the window it says button pushed, so its obviously not working.

any ideas?

cheers
Boyindie

[acoder]

Threads merged. If your thread was moved, there was no need to post again.

You can't really detect window close, but if you are going to base it on the button being pressed, set the variable when you click the button (onclick) and then test for it. At the moment, you're always setting it to true.