[Javascript] closing IE window using javascript

[Peter Brunone]

   Actually, if you look at the code below, you'll see that this workaround *is* being used.  It wasn't just IE, either; several other browser types/versions could be manipulated this way.

 From: "Shawn Milo" ShawnMilo at runbox.com

You can't do it unless it's a window you opened with Javascript.

I think there was a work-around at one point, but it only works with
certain versions of IE, and therefore mostly useless.

Shawn

> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I am sorry if another thread already exists on this subject. Here is what I am trying to do. I want to close the IE browser with "window.close" method in Windows 98 FE. However, a security warning "The web page you are viewing is trying to close the window. Do you want to close this window? Yes|No " is popping up. Is there any possibility to close a window silently? I tried the following also, but it didn't help.
> 
> window.opener=top;
> window.close();
> 
> On the whole, my html page is pretty simple - 
> 
> 
> Close 
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you very much in advance,
> Nalini.

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