Close Window scrip

[Teriel9]

I have included a "Close window" script on a customers web site
http://www.gundogs-wales.co.uk/argo.htm
On my computer it closes the window and returns to the previous page but on
2 of my customers computers it brings up a message "Internet Explorer is
trying to close" etc and when yes is selected it closes down the whole site.
Is there a setting in IE that is causing this or something in the online
website.
Thanks in advance
Teriel9

 

[Ronx]

IE7 will always show a warning when closing a window using JavaScript.
In the case of your customers, it sounds like they only have one window
or tab open - so closing it will close the whole site. How do they get
to this page - through a link on your site (check target properties) or
through a shortcut, Favourites, Bookmarks or direct link from a search
engine or other site?

 

[Teriel9]

Hi Ron,
Many thanks for your very prompt respone.
Customer using IE6 and AOL respectively.
They arrive at this page using a hyperlink from a picture on the main Stud
dogs page http://www.gundogs-wales.co.uk/dogsatstud.htm so they should have
the main page still open.
What foxes me is that with my IE6 it functions correctly
Settings for hyperlink are with "Blank" selected.
I suppose a workaround would be to remove the "Close window" script and just
leave the user to close with thier browser if this is going to happen to
other users.
Regards
Teriel9

 

[Ronx]

I do not see anything wrong in any of the pages, the new pages open as
new tabs in IE7 (that's how I have configured them), and the javascript
closes the tab.

Try opening the pages in a named window -
<a href="newpage.htm" target="windowname">newpage</a>

Then, in the newpage.htm, use the script

<script type="text/javascript">
if ((window.name == "windowname") {
document.write("<a href='javascript:window.close()'>Close this
window</a>");
}
</script>

This will write out the close window link if the page has been opened
from your link, but not if opened by any other means.
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[Teriel9]

Hi Ron,
Thank you for your very informative reply.
I will try your solution
Rgds
Teriel9