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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 <head> and </head> 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 <BODY> tag of the popup window. ( ex. <body onload="KillMe();self.focus()"> )
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()"