Closing the browser

[axum]

Hi, after running through my processing, i need a click of the "Close" button to exit the whole program, and close the browser....Any ideas?

 

Cheers

 

Axum

[bungpeng]

Just a comment:

 

I never see any web application will "Close" the browser. Maybe because browser is not part of the program actually, so we should not close the browser, except there is a sub window...

 

For example: you login Yahoo mail and check your mail, after logoff, you expect Yahoo to close the browser for you? How if user want to use this browser for other thing?

[axum]

eh? well the user can't use the browser for anything else!! that's a decision, i as the programmer, has made!

 

You CAN close it by just adding this to the OnClick event :

 

Response.Write("<script>window.close();</script>");

 

but then IE comes up with with a Yes/No confirmation message, anyone know if you can just close it without this confirmation?

 

Axum

[Derek Stone]

It is in no way proper to close a browser window unless it was opened by a web page as an auxiliary window. Either open an auxiliary window and close that, or deal with the all-too-appropriate security that's built into browsers. The fact that the user has your web page loaded doesn't give that page any right to control the browser it's being displayed in.

[axum]

it does in an internal secure intranet environment surely?

 

and yes, it is opened by another browser...

 

but i take it there is NO way of getting round this YES/NO dialog box...?

 

Axum

[Robby]

Yes there is a way, if it's an auxiliary window (as Derek just said). I'll try and find a sample later today.

[axum]

which this is....an auxillary window...that would be fantastic mate :)

 

many thanks

 

Axum

[Robby]

The answer is here http://www.visualbasicforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=41897&highlight=prompt

[axum]

many thanks mate, can't believe it's as simple as that one line :)

 

Ah well, gotta know your javascript i guess!

 

Axum