You can't do THAT on the web...or can you?

Peter Brunone, in his latest article on ASPAlliance.com, shatters a commonly-held belief of web developers...that you can't use script to close a browser window you didn't open using script:

The Uncanny Disappearing Window

How do you programmatically close a browser window when you didn't open it? Of course, everybody knows you can't. If they don't know that, they're novice developers and some seasoned veteran will set them straight... gently or otherwise.

Well, this week one of my clients -- whose intranet app opens in a specially formatted window -- told me they didn't want two windows just to start one application. I had very little success removing the toolbars from an existing window, and my vast web development experience told me that I had no other option. Rather, I didn't until a suggestion from a fellow member of the LaTech JavaScript list altered my perspective and resulted in the script I'm about to show you.

Did you know that ASPAlliance.com has an RSS feed? Now you do. That's how I found this article, and I'm glad I subscribed.