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Description: Use this code to get a popup window to close after a pre-determined amount of time. For example, set an advertisement popup window to remain open for 15 seconds, then it automatically closes.
Directions: Follow Steps 1 and 2 below. Use the 'Grab Text' buttons to select the code within the adjacent textarea. Then use Control-C or Edit -> Copy to buffer the text for pasting into your document.

Step 1: This code is placed between the and tags within the window that is opened (the popup window).

The length of time you want the window to remain open is set with the variable StayAlive.

Then use Control-C to copy the text into your web page.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" TYPE="TEXT/JAVASCRIPT"> // *********************************************** // AUTHOR: WWW.CGISCRIPT.NET, LLC // URL: http://www.cgiscript.net // Use the script, just leave this message intact. // Download your FREE CGI/Perl Scripts today! // ( http://www.cgiscript.net/scripts.htm ) // *********************************************** var StayAlive = 15; // Number of seconds to keep window open function KillMe(){ setTimeout("self.close()",StayAlive * 1000); } </SCRIPT>

Step 2: Add the following code to the tag of the popup window. ( ex. )
Note: self.focus() ensures the popup window appears on top of all other windows.

Then use Control-C to copy the text into your web page.
onload="KillMe();self.focus()"

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