# Close a dock when opening another - detect when a dock is open?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [October 1, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-dock-when-opening-another-detect-when-a-dock-is-open/96661 "2024-10-01T13:42:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![rbabcock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rbabcock/32/13425_2.png) [@rbabcock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbabcock)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/close-a-dock-when-opening-another-detect-when-a-dock-is-open/96661/4 "2024-10-01T14:31:18Z")

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Unfortunately, I don't think you can achieve this using the dock handle.

> [@How do you tell if dock is open on a page?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-you-tell-if-dock-is-open-on-a-page/39293/):
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> How do you tell if dock is open on a page?

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