I may be having a senior moment. && is a Boolean operator, so try: if ((ReportPick) && (!ReportPick.closed)) { ReportPick.close(); } if ((cropcheckHelp) &&( !cropcheckHelp.closed)) { cropcheckHelp.close(); } Bob Filipiak (Contractor) MCP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evolt.org/pipermail/javascript/attachments/20010709/1a67f3ab/attachment.htm>