Canceling the Closing of a Modal Dialog Box Causes Box to Close Anyway (263312)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q263312 SYMPTOMS
Setting event.returnValue inside an onbeforeunload event for a window causes Internet Explorer to prompt you whether you want to close the current window. In a modal dialog box, if you instruct Internet Explorer to keep the window open, the window may close anyway. This issue affects windows that are created with the window.showModalDialog and window.showModelessDialog functions.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.01. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
267954 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 2.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbIE501preSP2fix kbProgramming kbQFE kbui KB263312 |
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