That's why my application's unstable! ColdFusion's half-drunk most of the time! :) I knew it had to be something like that. Now, I'll have to see if my local user group has a 12-step program for CFMX...
- Jim Charlie Griefer wrote: >you can't close a browser with CF. CF runs on the server. By the time the >page gets to the browser, CF has done it's thing and enjoying a drink and a >smoke. > >You can use JS to close it automatically... > ><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> > window.close(); ></script> > >just put that snippet after your CF 'form action' code. > >A few caveats...unless the window was originally spawned with JS, the user >will be prompted with a "This page is trying to close itself...OK to allow?" >confirmation message. > >You might want to consider running your CF code...then displaying a message >to the user that the insert/update/delete action was successful, and provide >them with a button to close the window themselves: > ><input type="button" value="close window" onclick="self.close();" /> > >Your call, of course...but I think the button is the better option of the >two. > >Charlie > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Wurst, Keith D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:39 AM >Subject: closing a browser with CF > > > > >>i would like to close an IE browser after an action page (that updates >> >> >some > > >>tables) is run. any suggestions on how to do this? i was thinking of using >>javascript but im not sure how to get the window.close to run on my cf >>action page. thanks. >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
