window opener close issue for javascript

Question

I have a problem with browsers window managament with javascript. I have two page in my proof of concept application. First page contains login information (username, passwo

Answer 1

You cannot do it according the security assurance of browser, there are some action which doesn't allow to be managed directly via javascript without user interference.

Answer 2

Try something like this in your new window, on the body onload:

function closeParent()
{ 
    try
    { 
        var op = window.opener; 
        op.opener = self; 
        op.close();              
    } 
    catch(er) {} 
}

Still, this solution isn't perfect, I only got it to work in Internet Explorer, and even then, I got a warning popup for closing the parent window. This might be something that can't feasibly be solved.