Closing a different window

[Chris Hall]

Hi,

I am using javascript and am trying to close another browser window from it.
The browser window I am trying to close is the window that opened the other
wondow.

I have tried using the following code but it does not seem to do anything .

window.opener.close();

any other ideas anyone.

Cheer

Chris

[Randy Webb]

Chris Hall wrote:

Hi,

I am using javascript and am trying to close another browser window from it.
The browser window I am trying to close is the window that opened the other
wondow.
"I open a window and want to close the original" seems to be a better
explanation of your question.

I have tried using the following code but it does not seem to do anything .

window.opener.close();
Define "does not seem to do anything". It should raise a warning, throw
an error, something. Even in IE.
any other ideas anyone.

Yeah, but most of them are not fit to be posted to c.l.j.

Stop trying to close my window. Its MINE. Leave it alone.

And if you are testing in IE, yeah, I can close the window there.

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[kaeli]

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Hi,

I am using javascript and am trying to close another browser window from it.
The browser window I am trying to close is the window that opened the other
wondow.

I have tried using the following code but it does not seem to do anything .

window.opener.close();

any other ideas anyone.

I do hope this isn't for general internet use. Users of tabbed browsers will
hate you forever.

That said, from the opened window, do
self.opener.close();
(somewhere in the body after the page has finished loading for best results)

If that doesn't work, tell us what browser it doesn't work from and post
fully testable code. Also post an error messages you get, if any.

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