Re: executing a JS function when a browser closes

by "Michael Caton" <creativesolution(at)inficad.com>

Date:	Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:59:16 -0700
To:	"Rajnish Bhaskar" <9705228b(at)student.gla.ac.uk>, <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
References:	localhost
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Try this:

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" onUnload="Function(document.name)">

where Function is function name and (document.name) should reflect the form
name (e.g. document.form1)

I am not sure if this will work if you have more than one form on a
page...hmm let me know it this works..


Michael Caton
Student Technology Assistant
Center for Teaching and Learning
Mesa Community College
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rajnish Bhaskar" <9705228b(at)student.gla.ac.uk>
To: <hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 1:51 PM
Subject: executing a JS function when a browser closes


> Hi all,
> I was just wondering, is it possible to have a Javascript function
> executed just before a broswer closes?  What I have is a situation where
> people will be logging on to a site, and I want them to be logged out,
> even if they forget to press the logout button, ie when the close the
> browser.  Is this possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Raj.
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