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Asked: 2026-05-24T01:08:12+00:00

I have opened the view template as popup by using the following code: <%=

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I have opened the view template as popup by using the following code:

    <%= link_to 'New User', "/users/new", :method => :get, :target => "_blank" %>

     controller code:

     def new
    render :layout => false 
     end

the new.html.erb is having few textboxes and buttons as Save and Cancel

My problem is how can i close the popup upon clicking Save or Cancel button?

Thank u,
Sudhir C.N.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This a more a javascript question rather than one specific to Rails.

    Your Cancel button is easy enough, something like: 

    <html>
    <script>
    function CloseWindow() {
        ww = window.open(window.location, "_self");
        ww.close();
    } 
    </script>
    <button type="button" onclick="CloseWindow();">Cancel</button>
</html>

    (stolen from http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/267)

    Your submit button shouldn’t change. It will need to POST to your controller as normal. The successful response rendered by the controller should display a “Success” message in the flash and could then close the window automatically after, say, three seconds:

    <script>
  setTimeout( function() { CloseWindow(); }, 3000); 
</script>

    This is a pretty simple solution. Maybe consider investigating some popup libraries for either prototype or jquery (depending on the library you’re using). Not sure whether modern popup blockers render these D.O.A. though. Your target="_blank" approach should play nice with popup blockers.

    Edit: if you’re using jquery maybe consider something like the modal dialog: http://jqueryui.com/demos/dialog/#modal-form

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