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" <sramruttun@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
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/india/msdn/articles/PopupCalendarinASP.aspx[/url]

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"sramruttun" <sramruttun@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" <sramruttun@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" <sramruttun@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" <jerryiii@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" <sramruttun@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eMto5JKXDHA.652@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> > 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" <sramruttun@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:eZ8kxcBXDHA.2204@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

[url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodelessdialog.asp[/url]
The dialog will close when opener closes.... use window.open ;-)

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"sramruttun" <sramruttun@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" <jerryiii@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eeDXKdKXDHA.1940@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > 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" <sramruttun@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:eMto5JKXDHA.652@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> > > 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" <sramruttun@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eZ8kxcBXDHA.2204@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 ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>