in reply to perlscript to close internet explorer?

Why not just use this?...
print qq[<script>close()</script>];

The user won't have to click the link. Instead, it'll just popup the confirm box making sure they want to close the window.

BTW, Get rid of those nasty_escaped_quotes! : P

Joshua

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Re^2: perlscript to close internet explorer?
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jun 05, 2002 at 06:26 UTC
    joshua++ for a pragmatic solution. :-)
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Re: Re: perlscript to close internet explorer?
by doojinsi (Novice) on Jun 05, 2002 at 11:52 UTC
    hmmm...

    the <script></script> snippet would be called when the fatal error occurred?

    If so, it doesn't exactly follow the flow, which is:

    1. good things happen -> user clicks exit button -> processing shuts down -> user closes browser

    2. BAD things happen -> user sees fatal error screen where s/he must record some info for others to help resolve -> user clicks EXIT button and (hopefully) browser closes.

    If I issue <script>close() when the fatal error occurs, wouldn't this preclude the error screen from appearing? The idea is that s/he MUST do something with the info on the error page.
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      Well, I guess you didn't make it clear that it was imperative for the user to see that fatal error until your previous message. I do have another solution though...

      You could open a new window for the processing,
      <form action="process.cgi" method="POST" target="process">
      Then, if there is a fatal error and the user clicks the close window button, IE wont prompt them. (It doesn't prompt on new windows, just their parents.)

      hth.
      Joshua

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        Thanks for the idea, Joshua, I'll take it under advisement while I consider exactly what I want the app to do in certain conditions.

        Dooj
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