On 2/7/06, Miles Thompson <miles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> 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
