Re: Window close.

On 2/7/06, Miles Thompson <miles@allnovascotia.com> wrote: > > > Actually, expand it a little bit, and you avoid the JS Alert. > > function close_opener(){ > parentwin = window.self; // Make handle for current > window named "parentwin" > parentwin.opener = window.self; // Tell current window that it > opened itself > parentwin.close(); // Close window's parent (e.g.. > the current window) > } Interesting, but this code seems to be exploiting a flaw in certain browsers (Internet Explorer). I believe the window.opener property is read-only in Firefox and probably other browsers. At the very least, I wouldn't rely on this method. Jason