closing a window

@stewieJan 14.2003

Does anyone know how to close a window without IE telling you that the page is trying to close itself and you having to click yes?

the goal is to load a page of a certain size with no control/toolbars from the outset. i was trying it by having a page open the new window like i want it with onLoad=”window.open(blah blah)” then closing itself using self.close(). it causes a prompt that i dont want. if im doing this the hard way another solution would be appreciated too!!

much thanks

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@Dan_DrillichJan 14.2003 — #Based on http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/98/03/index3a_page8.html# please try -

<i>
 </i>
 &lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Getting and using a window reference&lt;/title&gt;
 &lt;script language="JavaScript"&gt;
 &lt;!-- hide me
 
 // open a new window and get a reference to it
 var new_window = window.open("http://www.iwon.com","html_name","width=200,height=200");
 
 
 // show me --&gt;
 &lt;/script&gt;
 &lt;/head&gt;
 &lt;body&gt;
 
 &lt;h1&gt;A new window has been opened and moved to the background.&lt;/h1&gt;
 &lt;a href="#" onMouseOver="new_window.focus();"&gt;Bring it forward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 &lt;a href="#" onMouseOver="new_window.close();"&gt;Close it&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 
 
 &lt;/body&gt;
 &lt;/html&gt;

Cheers,

Dan

@gil_davisJan 14.2003 — #That message is a security feature. It indicates that you are trying to close a window that was not opened using the javascript "window.open()" method. The message cannot be avoided in that case. Sorry.

@stewieauthorJan 14.2003 — #thanks for the tips so far. super helpful

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