Automatically close a popup after delay

[AlistairH]

I'm using window.open to open a page in a new popup window. I'd like the window to automatically close after 30 seconds. I presume I need to use the setTimeout function but not sure.

Any ideas?

[Twey]

var popup = window.open("popup.htm");
setTimeout("popup.close()", 30000);

[AlistairH]

Great Twey!

I stared at this for ages and never got close to such a simple solution. Talk about not seeing the wood for the trees....

Thanks.

[Twey]

Heh, no problem. Sometimes it just needs a different viewpoint.