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Closing Child Window from frameset

 
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Hi,
The problem I am facing is as follows:
1. I have framset which consists of 3 frames, say top(header), main, & bottom(footer).
2. I open child windows from the links given in main frame. Function to open window is written in js.
3. I want to close frameset window if all child windows are closed, else frameset sholud not be closed.
4. I have added function to close child windows in frameset(which internally calls fuction in js), but if I store that array variable containing child windows in js, then while closing frameset variable value is lost. And if I store it in frameset, then how do I acces it from js.

I have gone through the posts similar to this, but didn't find solution for me.

Thanks,
Deepa
 
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The only way you can close a window with window.close() is if it was created with JavaScript with window.open().

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I am using window.open() method only, to open child windows.
But the problem is where do I store that variable which contains list of all child windows. Actually that js file is included almost many of the jsps which has function to open child windows. And when I call close function to close child ones from frameset(parent), that variable doesn't have value assigned.

Thanks for the reply.
 
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Are you referencing the frame that holds them?

frameName.popUpName.close();

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Hi Eric thanks again for reply, But Why framename is required, if am storing all opened windows in array?
I am posting here situation, which is exactly similar to mine.

File1: frameset.html


File2: testlink.html

(note: used onklick as post was not saving corect one)

File3: default.js


When I run frameset.html, and opens up window,then close frameset.html, gives message 'All Child Windows are clsoed.'
What's wrong with this?
[ February 26, 2007: Message edited by: Deepa More ]
 
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Each frame is like its own window. They share nothing in common other than a reference. If you want to keep a reference you can do something in the parent like this.



than in your frames you can do something like this to open a window:


if you need to reference it, it would be


And look at this on closing:
http://radio.javaranch.com/pascarello/2005/01/19/1106152877000.html

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