Closing a browser window with C#

[furtiveferret]

Hi, I have just been asked to take over a project with no prior knowledge of either .net or C#, so I apologise for what may be a rather basic question.

In one case a browser page contains a GridView including one column set to a HyperLinkField, launching to a separate window (currently, target="_blank"). The user has asked for the new window to be closeable with a button control or similar rather than just the X. This would be easy enough if it were launched as a javascript popup, but I have been told that javascript is not supported in this context and I would have to close with C# code. So far I have not been able to find any examples through googling (or other solutions). Can anyone help please?

[Curtis Rutland]

You can't use server side code to manipulate a client side window.

I don't know why anyone would tell you that you can't use javascript. You should be able to do it very simply.

[furtiveferret]

Hi

Sorry for the delay in response, but you were right, it was very straightforward:

function close_me(){
            window.opener = null;
            window.close();
        }

invoked with OnClientClick against the control.