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Jul 15.2008

My e-mailing list sends out a confirm message. The person clicks the link in their email (from, let’s say, an email client rather than webmail).

The link opens their browser and a “subscription confirmed” message appears.

I want a link that says “Close Window”.

I’ve tried onclick=”self.close();” … didn’t work.

Nor did “window.close():”

How do I do this?

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@FrankTheTankJul 15.2008 — Looks like you made a typo...?

try window.close();

Frank
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@rnd_meJul 15.2008 — self === window

perhaps you can't. its a user pref in Firefox, disabled by default.

not sure about others...
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@robindeanauthorJul 15.2008 — Yeah, I meant to type window.close(); which is what I tried in my document.

Neither works and I suppose it can't be done. Ah well, no big deal I suppose.

Thanks for the help.
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@eCatJul 15.2008 — You want a button or a link?

[CODE]
<form>
<input type=button value="Close Window" onClick="javascript:window.close();">
</form>
[/CODE]

[CODE]<a href="javascript:window.close();">Close Window</a>[/CODE]
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@toicontienJul 15.2008 — As a general rule, JavaScript is not allowed to close a window it didn't spawn in the first place. I wonder perhaps if you are running into this snag?
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@robindeanauthorJul 15.2008 — Yep. That's the snag.
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@KorJul 16.2008 — There is no way to close a window using javascript methods if the window [I]was not[/I] opened via a javascript method (if it is not a popup).
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