How do I fix this javascript?

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I have a website that has been up and running for years. Suddenly, the javascript to return to the page opener does not function. Here is the javascript.

OnClientClick="window.opener.location.reload(false);window.close()"

Maybe something has changed?

It works OK with Chrome. But not Firefox.

What I have tried:

I replaced reload(false) with href. No change.

Posted 11-Jun-23 11:27am

BobbyStrain

Updated 11-Jun-23 16:41pm

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Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2023-06-11T16:41:00

Solution 1

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A Window-like object referring to the window that opened the current window (using window.open(), or by a link with target attribute set). If this window was not opened by being linked to or created by another, returns null.

Referenece: Window: opener property - Web APIs | MDN[^]

Believe, in your case:

Quote:
Windows opened because of links with a target of _blank don't get an opener, unless explicitly requested with rel=opener

So, put rel=opener to the tag while opening the window and then it should work fine.

Posted 11-Jun-23 16:41pm

Sandeep Mewara

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BobbyStrain 12-Jun-23 17:46pm

Thank you. It works as intended. I have another link on the child page to return to the parent, but leave the child open.
"window.open('', 'parent');parent.focus"
However, focus remains on the child. Which requires the user to click the parent tab to focus. I can't find any script to achieve this. Any suggestion?

Sandeep Mewara 12-Jun-23 22:28pm

I will try to find any control on the parent page and set focus on it.

BobbyStrain 13-Jun-23 13:06pm

I don't understand your suggestion. This look like code-behind, not JavaScript. JavaScript worked for years, but works no more. Maybe you can provide a bit more code?

Sandeep Mewara 14-Jun-23 0:35am

You can find any control on the parent page using Javascript and then explicitly try to set focus there.
Believe this article will provide some reference: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/29617/Partial-update-of-parent-page-via-AJAX-ASP-NET-2-0

BobbyStrain 15-Jun-23 16:23pm

I looked at your article. That is much more complex than the previous javascript.

OnClientClick="window.opener.location.reload(true)".

This script will leave the child open with focus. I can select the parent page and it responds properly. There must be some magic to set focus on the parent through some simple javascript.