Webpage trying to close window.

**aspen** · Mar 26, 2001 16:07

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script language = "javascript">
function popdown() {
self.close();
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload = "popdown()">
</html>

Now IE prompts the user before closing the window.

Is there a way to close a window from itself that requires 0 user interaction?

**Arielladog** · Mar 26, 2001 17:49

Hey,

You can only close a window in JavaScript without this message if that window was opened in JavaScript. Otherwise, they consider it a security breach and alert the user.

No way around it (except maybe with a signed script (which it's not worth the hassle/time/money of)),
aDog

**aspen** · Mar 26, 2001 19:25

the window is opened via js. But its being closed by itself - not it's parent.

**Arielladog** · Mar 26, 2001 22:55

Hey,

This shoulnd't happen...you have a URL of this example? What version of IE are you using?

aDog

**creole** · Mar 27, 2001 08:50

what might be happening is that the window never gets the chance to load fully. You are calling the popdpown function as onload, so the window closes as soon as it opens.

I would bet that is the reason why it's not working right.

**aspen** · Mar 27, 2001 09:09

actually here is how it worked.

popopen to flash ad

ad finishes forwards to popdown

popdown closes with prompt

I removed the flash ad so that it opens up to a blank page that then forwards to popdown and it closed without a prompt - will need to test more

**Arielladog** · Mar 27, 2001 10:40

Hey,

I assume you're using something like:

getURL("javascript:window.close()");

That really should work because it'd jsut be "typing it" into the the location bar and running it from there...

aDog

**aspen** · Mar 27, 2001 10:46

this is working now too....

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