# Close Window command

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window-command/62962>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 1, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window-command/62962 "2004-09-01T22:58:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![piracyrocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@piracyrocks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/piracyrocks)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window-command/62962/1 "2004-09-01T22:58:11Z")

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is there any way to make a button that when you click on it closes the window that it is in? an example of what i want is at best buy’s site on all the pictures…except i wanna do it in flash…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window-command/62962/2 "2004-09-01T23:00:37Z")

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bind this to the button:

onRelease(){  
getURL(“javascript: window.close();”);  
}

should work

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-window-command/62962/3 "2004-09-01T23:41:23Z")

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```auto
on(release) {
getURL("javascript:window.close();");
}

```