close page javascript doesn't work for firefox

[photoxprt1868]

Hello,

does anyone know where I can find a script to close a page that works for both IE and firefox

This is what I'm currently using

<form>
<input type="button" value="Close This Page" onClick="javascript:window.close()">
</form>

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

That should work fine. Does it not work for you? WHat errors does it give? Which browser does it not work in (you don't say).

Try this anyway:

onclick="window.opener = self; window.close();"

Hope this helps,
Dan

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[mcvdmvs]

Remember: only a page opened with Javascript can be closed (eg with the window.open function), it's not possible to close a window that was opened by a user.

mcvdmvs
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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Did that solve the problem?

Dan



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[maniac4000]

I ran in to a similar issue. I have the following code for an AJAX handler:

function handle() {
if (req.readyState == 4) {
// only if "OK"
if (req.status == 200) {
var myDiv = document.getElementById('list');
myDiv.innerHTML = req.responseText;
if (editWindow) {
editWindow.close();
}
}
else {
alert("There was a problem retrieving the XML data:\n" + req.statusText);
}
}
}

I know I'm using the lazy-man's way (innerHTML), but it's simple for what I'm doing. Anyway, what's going on is the user clicks an item and the page opens another window (window.open()). On the new window, the user edits the info for the item clicked. Upon submit, the new window is sent this code:

<script>
window.opener.refreshItems();
</script>";

which calls the AJAX function to refresh the list on the original page. The handler (above) is set to close the editItem window if it exists. In IE, the window closes right away. In FF, the window closes when I move the mouse over the window (not the title bar or toolbars, but the pane that displays the html).

I think it's weird that it does this, but that's what I'm getting.

 

[photoxprt1868]

It was working for IE, but not for firefox. I'll try your suggestions now.

Thank you very much