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Is this possible?

by namso85
8 replies
Is it possible for a link, when clicked, closes another window that is open in a browser?
  • Profile picture of the author concentrator
    In Firefox you right-click on a link and select Open in a new tab.
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    • Profile picture of the author namso85
      I don't mean it like that.

      I mean a visitor clicks my link and my page opens while their other browser window closes.
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      • Profile picture of the author cocoonreal
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  • Profile picture of the author sanusense
    I don't think so it is possible, and have never seen these kind of stuffs in my lappy
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  • Profile picture of the author azhar
    I am not sure about this. I have never heard about this and never seen in my practical experience.
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  • Profile picture of the author IdeaBox
    window.open() will return the handle of the window that is open. Assign it to a variable

    var o;
    o = window.open('www.purple.com');

    now, o in a different window is the same as "window" in the new window.

    All you have to do is call
    o.close();

    you may find some browsers ask users "do you want to close this window" or say "a script is trying to close this window" under some circumstances.
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  • Profile picture of the author ShareThisContest
    No, it is not possible.
    window.close() will work only for windows opened by the same page.
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  • Profile picture of the author LarryKeenan
    One possible workaround is to let the browser think that the parent window was opened programmatic-ally. The following should silently close the parent window after opening the child window:
    Code:
    window.open('link', 'toolbar=no,menubar=...');
window.open('', '_self', '');
window.close();
    Have a Great Day!
    Larry Keenan
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