[Javascript] window.close not working

[Kim Hoogenberg]

Hello,

setTimeout takes msec as second argument. Putting 5,000,000,000,000 
msecs there will take you about appr. 58000 days to let the script be 
executed. First try using some other number like 5 seconds (5000 msecs).

Hope this helps,

Kim

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> Hi,
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>  
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> I have 2 windows, on button click of my 1rst window, I call the 2^nd 
>  window, which basically tracks button click & executes
>
> A script to write to the database.
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> In the 2nd window I am calling a js file, which writes data to the db.
>
> This works fine but I only want the window which calls the script 2 be 
> opened for a few seconds.
>
> So after the script I have a window.close(). It does not write to the 
> database with the window.close.
>
> So I put a setimeout() on my second window but it still does not write 
> 2 the database. If I remove the window and manually close the window 
> it writes.
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>  
>
> *Window1*
>
> function srcLd()
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> { 
> window.open("ButtonClick.aspx","","width=1,height=1,top=700,scrollbars=0,menubar=0,toolbar=0,location=0,status=0");
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>  }
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>  
>
> *Window2 (This is all window2 has and I need it open for a few 
> seconds, execute test.js which writes ordervalue to the db and then 
> automatically close)*
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>  <form name="test">
>
>                         <input type="text" name="orderValue" value="999" >
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>             </form>
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> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://test.js"></script>      
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>  
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> <script language="javascript">
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>             
> setTimeout(self.close(),5000000000000)                                 
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> </script>
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>  
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> Please assist.
>
> jess
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