# Instant close window

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 26, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302 "2003-04-26T10:24:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![andr\_in](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/andr_in/32/37_2.png) [@andr\_in](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andr_in)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/1 "2003-04-26T10:24:24Z")

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How to close a browser window if a link is clicked without it asking if I want it to be closed!  
this one pops up a message:

```php
<a href="javascript:window.close()"></a>

```

Lost? You use it on your page! howwww? =)

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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:** [April 26, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/2 "2003-04-26T13:31:00Z")

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```php
<A HREF='javascript:close(0)'>Close Window</A> 

```

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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:** [April 26, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/3 "2003-04-26T15:27:36Z")

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hm… it like tries to go somewhere but it says the link cannot be displayed!v :-\

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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:** [April 26, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/4 "2003-04-26T15:48:12Z")

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Theres a weird bug with the forum where it changes javascript: to about : when the PHP tags are used. It is a weird issue and Kirupa doesn’t know how to solve it.

Anywho… you can’t.

If the close link is on the main window, then you will always get that warning. There used to be a way to get rid of it in earlier IEs, but as of IE6 they removed it saying it was a “Security Risk” (bull) so you can’t do it anymore. My site has the ability to do it because the close links are in windows that I opened \_blank from the main window.

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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:** [April 26, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/5 "2003-04-26T15:58:01Z")

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ok but if i open them in \_blank too!  
What exactly do I have to use?

and wierd bug!

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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:** [April 26, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/6 "2003-04-26T15:59:20Z")

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The same one you used before.

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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:** [April 26, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-close-window/19302/7 "2003-04-26T16:06:52Z")

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oh… oohh… thx! =) it’s workin’