How to auto. close browser window on script end 1

[bradsteele]

Hi,

I am fairly new to Javascript and I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to close a browser window after a script ends. The script will be launched by the task scheduler. I don't want any pop-ups or to be asked to press a button or anything, it should be totally automatic when the script finishes. I can use code from VBScript, PHP, HTML and JavaScript.

Thanks

Brad

 

[ggriffit]

try window.close() although with some configurations this will prompt the user to ok the closure.

 

[bradsteele]

Yeah, you get prompted for a click button confirmation, which is what I am trying to avoid. Thanks for the suggestion. Anything else you can think of?

 

[tsdragon]

You'll be lucky if you find anything. Keeping sites from opening and closing windows anonymously and silently is a big security issue.


Tracy Dryden

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For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[bradsteele]

I guess so, however I am just running this script on my server, and I know I can write a script with WSH that opens a window, executes, and then closes itself down. I just thought that I could do the same on a web-based system? Maybe there is no solution, but I will keep looking/trying things.

 

[BabyJeffy]

There is no solution using Javascript for this problem. You may find an ActiveX solution (but be aware that it is limited to Windows IE only).

Jeff


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[bradsteele]

What about VBscript or PHP or HTML......is this basically impossible because of security issues?

 

[vvlad]

There is (always) a solution, at least in IE. The answer is not from me, it was already posted, but I can't find the threads any more, so here it is:

window.opener = this;
window.close();

vlad

 

[bradsteele]

Thanks, that worked.