Basic Window.close question

shaunk · Apr 15, 2004

Ok, this is basic stuff but after reading about this function from several internert resources, none of them mentions that the command prompts the user if closing the window is OK.

I have this code, which should close the current window , and open another one based on the the day of the week. It works OK..but then again that prompt is not preferred.

<html>
<head>
<title>Date_Check</title>
<script>
function start(){
var today=new Date();
var NowDay = today.getDay();
if (NowDay == 5)
{
window.close("Date_Check");
window.open("Not_Today.asp");
}
}

</SCRIPT>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" onLoad="start()">

NJDrew · Apr 15, 2004

I believe the rule is you can close a window you opened without a prompt, but you cant close a window the user opened without a prompt.

It might be easier if you try something like this instead:

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Date_Check</title>
<script>
function start(){
   var today=new Date();
   var NowDay = today.getDay();
   if (NowDay == 5)
   {
[COLOR=red]  this.window.location='Not_Today.asp';[/color]
   }
}

</SCRIPT>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" onLoad="start()">

Hope that helps.

Drew

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery"
James Joyce

glenmac · Apr 15, 2004

This should work

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Date_Check</title>
<script>
function start(){
   var today=new Date();
   var NowDay = today.getDay();
   if (NowDay == 5)
   {
   self.opener=this;
  self.close();
   window.open("Not_Today.asp");
   }
}

</SCRIPT>

Hope this helps.

Glen

http://lantzvillecomputers.ca

BillyRayPreachersSon · Apr 16, 2004

Glen,

I think I read somewhere recently that Microsoft "patched" that feature out of IE... Can anyone [with all the latest patches installed] confirm this?

Dan

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