HTML-DB 1.6 (Apex) calling an URL and go back to the calling page

Question

Hi everybody,
Is there somebody who can help us ?
We have a button in your page which call an URL link. This link creates operate a job that will make an XML document. We try to use target....blank to open a new window and after the job is finished to close this new window; but it doesn't work, no new window have been created.
But, we want to go back to the calling page after doing the XML document creating job. We can't go back to our calling page, the application is gone.
How, we can do this?
Thanks. Bye.

Answer 1

Hi Timiche,
Firstly, create a new region on your calling page and add in the following as the region's Region Source:
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function exportList(page)
var url;
url = 'f?p=&APP_ID.:' + page + ':&APP_SESSION.';
w = open(url,"winExport","Scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=100,height=100");
if (w.opener == null)
w.opener = self;
w.focus();
</script>
<a href="javascript:exportList('n');">Export XML</a>
Replace n with the page number for your xml export. Notice that I've added an A tag here - you can style this to look like a button if you like.
I have also set a branch back to the calling page, but this should not be used by the A tag as it doesn't submit the page - I've just included it on my page for completeness.
Secondly, on your page containing the xml export, make the following settings:
In the Page Attributes, set the Page Template to "Popup"
In the Region's Region Definition, set the Template to "No Template"
In the Region's Report Attributes, set the Report Template to "export: XML"
And, here's my working example:
http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=42012:1
Regards
Andy