the tag maintence window problem goes on

Well ... after thinking about this all evening ... and night .... i am gonna take a different approach

rooms ==> onClick editbutton=> tagEdit.php (client answers questions)
   ==> posts to tagEdit.php (server updates database) .. returns to same window ..
   ==> tagEdid.php (client side) .. javascript must close window and reload rooms
           ==> rooms

This simplifies the problem because it is not going though a separate server side /update/ where the windows can get confused. Not sure it will solve the problem, but it will probably be more reliable and certainly simplifies it.

Ok, that works ... the server can reload with the original page with header('location: url') ... only remaining question is how to get it out of the window

.

well closing the window is easy, just:
    <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
        window.close();
    </script>
in the <head> ... but that is too late for the header('location: url')

Victory is

... it works (got to check it in IE, but i bet it is ok)

Trick was given by this meta filter question~answer sited below.

in particular a javascript statement on the body of the return page from processing

Thing is, it keeps the page almost exactly where it was left ... a totally  
unintended consequence of doing it right

Tags

programming
tag maintence
_tags

Comments

Seth says

seth 2005-10-30 15:22:26 1778

some very promising notes

or if you dont like google caches

Seth says
... here is what worked:
<body onLoad="opener.location.reload();window.close();">
thank you PuGZ url http://www.metafilter.com/user/27970

Seth says
works ok in IE, but in FF it maintains the location on the source page. brings up how much better a browser FF is than IE.

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