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bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

if you are closing a page using javascript in IE

window.close()

it will prompt an Microsoft Internet Explorer message

"The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window",

to avoid / bypass this alert / message,

you need to assign the page you going to close with

window.opener = "to some value";

this is because if you want to close a page directly the page should have a opener

thus by assigning the page with a opener value, the page can be close by calling window.close() subsequently

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Published Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:16 PM by mo meng

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Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:44 PM by lilly

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

great
Thursday, November 09, 2006 2:51 AM by Ishwar

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

I tried this method but it does not seem to work. I have a parent window which creates a child window and the child window creates another child, on the unload() of which I am trying to close the parent windows. Require Help on this ASAP. I am able to close the intermediate parent/child but not the parent of the intermediate parent/child.

Monday, November 13, 2006 10:36 PM by mo meng

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

hi,

sorry for late reply.

you can try this

eg.

window A opens window B.

window B opens window C.

if at the unload function in page B u want to close window A.

parent.opener.opener=''

parent.opener.close()

if a the unload function in page C u want to close window B,

window.opener.close()

(you do not need to assign the opener value since its already have a opener (window B))

close window A from window C,

parent.opener.opener.opener=''

parent.opener.opener.close()

Monday, November 13, 2006 11:03 PM by mo meng

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

hi, sorry for late reply. you can try this eg. window A opens window B. window B opens window C. if at the unload function in page B u want to close window A. parent.opener.opener='' parent.opener.close() if a the unload function in page C u want to close window B, window.opener.close() (you do not need to assign the opener value since its already have a opener (window B)) close window A from window C, parent.opener.opener.opener='' parent.opener.opener.close()
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:18 AM by Mike

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Haha - works great. Thanks!
Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:16 AM by Xing

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

It is not working in IE7. Can anybody help me! ...head... function wClose() { window.opener = ''; window.close(); } ...head... ...body... Close ...body...
Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:06 AM by kody

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

check microsoft official site for IE7 version.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx

it is not allowed anymore in IE7.

Monday, February 26, 2007 3:09 AM by mo meng

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

window.opener and window.close--Internet Explorer 7 no longer allows the window.opener trick to bypass the window.close prompt. Browser windows cannot close themselves unless the windows were created in script. This security enhancement no longer allows browsing to a random site when the main browser window closes unexpectedly.

Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:50 PM by Jennifer

# Fix Found

hack found for IE7 and FF: http://www.interwebby.com/blog/2006/02/04/3/
Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:03 AM by mo meng

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

good one

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:44 AM by Bonnie

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

The IE7 hack works in IE7 but won't close the window on IE 6

Tuesday, May 08, 2007 4:23 AM by mo meng

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

how bout .. in the javascript u check on the browser version n than include the different javascript

if (window.XMLHttpRequest){

//script for IE 7

}else{

//script for lower than IE 7

}

this should work

Saturday, September 08, 2007 10:42 AM by Matei's blog

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Thursday, November 01, 2007 7:07 AM by priyadharsinni

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Hi ,

I am trying to close the child window from the parent unload event.. when the user tries to close the parent window automatically close the dependent ( child ) window too...

And in the Child window's onbeforeunload i am calling some of the script functions of the parent window...

i am not able to bypass that default window asked by IE6. where i have to set the window.opener=''..

Can anyone pls help me...

Parent page Script:

function CloseDependentWindow()

{  

   if (newnoteflag==1 && !windowflag==1)

   {            

      return "Are you sure want to navigate away from this page?";

   }

}

function CloseNewNoteChild()

{

   if (newnoteflag==1 && !windowflag==1)

   {  

           closeflag=1;

           if (windowHandle1 && windowHandle1.open && !windowHandle1.closed)

           {                                      

               windowHandle1.close();

               self.close();                                  

           }        

    }

}

window.onunload=CloseNewNoteChild;

window.onbeforeunload=CloseDependentWindow;

Popup Page Script:

function confirmExit()

    {                        

       cflag=window.opener.GetCloseFlag();

       if (saved==false && cflag==0)

       {            

           window.opener.ResetnewnoteFlag();

           return "Your new note has not been saved!!!";        

       }

    }          

    function SuppressDefaultWindow()

    {      

       if (cflag==1)

       {

           window.opener='';

       }

    }

    window.onbeforeunload    = confirmExit;

    window.onunload=SuppressDefaultWindow;        

Can anyone pls help me ?

Monday, November 05, 2007 3:38 AM by mo meng

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

well priyadharsinni .. i din very get what u want but if get u correct .. u want to close the child page from the parent window .. maybe u can try to set

function CloseNewNoteChild()

{

  if (newnoteflag==1 && !windowflag==1)

  {  

          closeflag=1;

          if (windowHandle1 && windowHandle1.open && !windowHandle1.closed)

          {                                      

             windowHandle1.opener='';

              windowHandle1.close();

              self.close();                        

          }        

   }

}

Friday, November 16, 2007 6:52 PM by Sarita

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

This one helped! Thanks!!
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:01 AM by Chris

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

I just used the following and it works on both IE6 and 7; BLOCKED SCRIPTwindow.opener='Self'; window.open('','_parent',''); window.close();
Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:22 AM by Rob

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Where abouts does this line of code need to be positioned? I am a bit confused.
Monday, May 12, 2008 10:46 AM by Geoge

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Thank you thank you for the hack.  You have made my application work now, and mucho mucho kudos and karma going out to you.  I have been fighting Microsofts attempts to clobber javascript, since they do not own it since 1996, and  feel like Quixote, but the windmills will not win.  :-D

Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:23 PM by Richard

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Brilliant workaround. Thank you :-)
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:09 AM by vishal

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Hello Everybody,

I found cool solution of this problem at <a href='http://technoexperts.blogspot.com/2008/08/close-window-without-javascript-alert.html'>Close windows without javascript alert</a> website for Details.

Friday, August 08, 2008 8:03 AM by jams

# re: bypass &quot;The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window&quot; - (simple)

Thanks vishal.. Really this is cool colution http://technoexperts.blogspot.com/2008/08/close-window-without-javascript-alert.html. Thanks once again.
Sunday, August 31, 2008 2:24 AM by vishal

# re: bypass "The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window" - (simple)

Visit for more details 100% Solution <a

href='http://developmentzone.blogspot.com/2008/08/close-browser-window-without-prompt.html'

>http://developmentzone.blogspot.com/2008/08/close-browser-window-without-prompt.html</a>

Monday, September 08, 2008 8:07 AM by gkn

# re: bypass &quot;The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window&quot; - (simple)

lol, each time someone get a hack, MS blocks it... (can't wait for IE8....)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:28 AM by Sixty_four_bit

# re: bypass &amp;amp;amp;quot;The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window&amp;amp;amp;quot; - (simple)

Thanks Cris, It worked. SCRIPTwindow.opener='Self'; window.open('','_parent',''); window.close();
Friday, March 13, 2009 6:10 AM by anon

# re: bypass &amp;amp;quot;The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window&amp;amp;quot; - (simple)

The solution by Chris works a treat. Brilliant.
Friday, November 27, 2009 11:06 AM by MMS

# re: bypass &quot;The Web page you are viewing is trying to close the window&quot; - (simple)

Brilliant Solution, thanks very much Chris.

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