how do you only allow a popup to popup once

[David Graham]

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

[Carsten B.]

"David Graham" <da************@ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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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

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

[David Graham]

"Carsten B." <sp*****@web.de> wrote in message
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"David Graham" <da************@ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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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

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

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

[Stuart Palmer]

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

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"David Graham" <da************@ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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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

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

popup, else show it.

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

[kaeli]

In article <s5**************@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net>,
da************@ntlworld.com enlightened us with...

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.

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.
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~kaeli~
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it too seriously."
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