Button executing CloseWindow Java Script and raising event on server

Question

Hi All.
Somebody can help me with this:
<b>What i'm needing:</b> an 'END' button on a BSP, when the user click on this button just show an aswer box asking if the user wants to close the windows, in case to click yes close the current window and execute a business logic in the controller.
<b>What i have:</b> a button with the event onClientClick invoking a Java Script function which is showing the answer box and the event onClick which raise the event on the server side. The thing is if the user click on yes then i'm closing the current window and the server event never is triggered. This is not working !!!
Any ideas ? some sample code ?
Thanks in advance.
Armando.

Answer 1

Hi Armando,
The 'Yes' on the <i>Confirm dialog box</i> (Client Side Scripting) has to tell the application (Server side scripting) to call your METHOD XXX. This is done by passing querystring <i>exit=X</i> to the URL.
1. Comment onClick event of the button.
2. Modify the code the JS function of your End button as follows
   func_end()
//if no
  // your original code
// if yes
document.location.href = document.location.href + '?exit=X';
3. Add following code to DO_REQUEST
  IF REQUEST->GET_FORM_FIELD( NAME = 'exit' )  ne space.
*your method will be called only when there is an exit=x in the url
       call method XXX.
*set a page attrib as follows
       l_exit = 'X'.
  ENDIF.
4. Add following code to your layout
<%if l_exit = 'X'.%>
<script>
window.close();
</script>
<%endif.%>      
Regards,
Alwyn