Q866 Why can't I close a popup window using its name?

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Q866 Why can't I close a popup window using its name?

Because you have to use the window reference and not its name.

Try:

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
windowHandle = window.open('http://www.irt.org/','windowName','width=640,height=480');

// and then later...

windowHandle.close();
//--></script>