u can use onBeforeUnload event.
Here u can ask for confirmation for closing.

If u want I can post code.

~Abhijeet

----- Original Message -----
From: <arsal01@h...>
To: "javascript" <javascript@p...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:13 PM
Subject: [javascript] Alert Window


> before the window close i want to pop up a message telling user that the
> window will going to close - select yes/NO - how would i do that and then
> respective action depending what the user chose
>
>
> arsalan
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