http://sky.prohosting.com/savage25/AutoCloseExample.html
Paul N: savage_25 at yahoo.com

This is an example of how a window can auto-close itself... it is an example only and does not actually do anything except open and close windows.

I created it to test the issue of getting "The webpage you are viewing is trying to close the window. Do you want to close this window?" confirmation in IE7 for situations where it did not occur in IE6.

Try hitting the same link multiple times in a row for those labeled "sometimes": I found that the "close window" confirmation box will appear about every-other time it is pressed... but generally only after repeating the same link.

Click on the various links below to open "http://sky.prohosting.com/savage25/AutoCloseExample2.html" which contains javascript to close itself.

The following all open in a new "_blank" window:

• Click here to use HREF
  • IE6: Does not confirm close
  • IE7: Always asks for close confirmation
     
• Click here to use simple JAVASCRIPT
  • IE6: Does not confirm close
  • IE7: Sometimes asks for close confirmation
     
• Click here to use complex JAVASCRIPT
  • IE6: Does not confirm close
  • IE7: Sometimes asks for close confirmation
     
• • IE6: Does not confirm close
  • IE7: Always asks for close confirmation

The following links open in this window:

• Click here to use HREF
  • IE6: Always asks for close confirmation
  • IE7: Always asks for close confirmation
     
• Click here to use simple JAVASCRIPT
  • IE6: Always asks for close confirmation
  • IE7: Does not confirm close
     
• Click here to use complex JAVASCRIPT
  • IE6: Does not confirm close
  • IE7: Does not confirm close
     
• • IE6: Always asks for close confirmation
  • IE7: Always asks for close confirmation