JACoulter.net Oracle Notes - How To Close the Browser Window When Exiting Forms

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Introduction

When exiting a Forms application, which is an applet being run by a browser, the applet closes but the browser remains open. In some cases it may be desirable to close the browser along with the Forms applet.

Step-by-Step

Create an html file containing the following javascript:

  <html>
     <body onload="closeit()">
        <script>
           function closeit() {
           win = top;
           win.opener = top;
           win.close (); }
        </script>
     </body>
  </html>

Give the html file a descriptive name like "close.html" and save it in the directory containing the Forms executables
Add a POST_FORM trigger to the form you will exit the application from.
Add the following to the POST_FORM trigger:

webshow.document('close.html');

NOTE: You can call the .html file anywhere by using the webshow.document() function.

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