Run script on window close.

[Anon]

Does anyone have any Javascript code for running a script if the user closes the browser window?

The script needs to run only when the user closes the browser and not when the user leaves the page though so the onUnload() event is out.

Any help would be useful.

Cheers

[Anon]

Hmm i don't think this will be possible..
You could try MSDN, or Netscape to see if the browser supports an onquit event, but i doubt it...

[overlordhu]

Hi,

I think -and some years of programming are behind me- that this is impossible. There is no such ONQUIT event handler.

Keep on workin'... 🙂

Best

Paul

[overlordhu]

But I had an idea...

What if you make a frameset, and set one of them some kind of "invisible"...
For example you give it 0 height.
And then you just have to make the ONUNLOAD event handler targeted on this frame.
On the other frame(s) you can do anything, that won't affect the window.
But if you close the window, the "invisible" frame gets UNLOADed, and runs your script.

Pretty smart and elegant... 😉

Best

Paul

[Anon]

My question is why does he want it to go into action when the person closes the browser? What is this script supposed to do?

[sethadam1]

Yeah, it sounds like a porno popup chain....