Closing the browser tab

Targets Web
1

I’d like to close the tab where my web application is running at the Session.Close event.
Is it possible or is it forbidden by the browser?
Thanks for any hint.

2

Executejavascript(“window.close();”)

Perhaps?

3

[quote=418386:@Derk Jochems]Executejavascript(“window.close();”)

Perhaps?[/quote]
That’s what I tried but with no success.
In a Internet forum I found:

Re: How to close current tab with javascript Jul 24, 2018 02:19 PM|LINK current browser security only allows javascript to close a window that javascript opened.
I have no security that this is true but it could.
Thanks anyway.

4

I’d sure love to be able to do this as well, but I think I’ve heard on this forum that browser’s don’t allow this.

5

Found this for you:

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000178.htm

Basicly you put this in a webpagesource:

function windowClose() {
window.open('','_parent','');
window.close();
}

And call executejavascript(“windowClose();”)

Untested but it should work

6

Thank you Derk.
Unfortunately I’ve never used WebPageSource and the help about it is practically useless.
I don’t know where to insert this function.

7

Finally I found where to insert the function.
Now I will try it.
However in "https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000178.htm " we can read:

[quote]As of 2017, there is no way to close a web browser tab or window using JavaScript. Modern security standards do not permit this behavior.
For historical reasons, this page lists methods that were formerly used to programmatically close a browser tab or window using JavaScript.[/quote]

8

[quote=418419:@Ramon SASTRE]Thank you Derk.
Unfortunately I’ve never used WebPageSource and the help about it is practically useless.
I don’t know where to insert this function.[/quote]

Ok then in app you see a property htmlheader
Add the code above within

That should work also (can only be done in the ide)

http://documentation.xojo.com/api/web/webapplication.html#webapplication-htmlheader

9

Thanks Derk,

At least I have learned how to use WebPageSource and how to include JavaScript functions in my applications.