Problem with using showModalDialog

savoym · May 3rd, 2007, 11:42 AM

I have been asked to change a javascript function whereby we were opening up a pop-up window and then using an html page to refresh the parent window and then close the pop-up window.

However, now we've been asked to use the showModalDialog when opening up the pop-up window but when we try to use the same html page that refreshed the parent window and closed the pop-up window we are getting the following:

1. A third window (like the parent window) is opening up.
2. And the pop-up window does not close.

Here is the javascript in the html that we were using:

    <script type="text/javascript">
      if (window.opener) {
        window.opener.location.reload();
      }
      window.close();
    </script>

Here is my showModalDialog code:
    window.showModalDialog(u,'addNote','dialogWidth=34 0px;dialogHeight=175px;status=no;scroll=no;resizab le=no');

I've googled and found a lot of suggestions but none are working. Any suggestions or direction would be greatly appreciated.

Regards.

joefawcett · May 3rd, 2007, 04:30 PM

Modal dialogues can't refer to their parent using opener. You need to pass a reference to the parent in the second parameter to showModalDialog:

Code:

var oArgs = {opener: self, action: "addNote"};
var returnValue = showModalDialog(u, oArgs, sFeatures)

then inside the dialogue window:

Code:

alert(window.dialogArguments.action);
alert(window.dialogArguments.opener.location.href);

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Joe (Microsoft MVP - XML)