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How to close window using javascript in firefox 2.0

Hi i m trying to close the window in firefox 2.0 using code

window.open(’’,’_parent’,’’; }
window.close();

i had also tried using code as

var myWin = window.open('','_parent','');
myWin.close();

but it doesn't seems to work.

Please help me.
Jun 30 '07 #1
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Jul 2 '07 #2
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Hi i m trying to close the window in firefox 2.0 using code

window.open(’’,’_parent’,’’; }
window.close();

i had also tried using code as

var myWin = window.open('','_parent','');
myWin.close();

but it doesn't seems to work.

Please help me.

remove "_parent" from the window.open and it should work, you can leave all the three parameters blank. One last thing check u have any pop-up blocker disabled. Put an alert() before closing the window then u can then see the result.
Jul 3 '07 #3

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