XML to close the window

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I could really use some help. I have web pages that use Microsoft-generated XML. What I want to do is to close the current window. I know how to do this in javascript but I’m clueless with the XML. Currently, the XML opens another html file. I’ve attached a file with the portion of XML code that has the link that I want to change to simply close the current window.

Just a little background — In order to allow subject matter experts create training modules for the web, we have them use PowerPoint (2000) and then save the file as a web page. When that happens, Microsoft creates LOTS of XML code. (Yes, I know there are better programs to produce training but this is what we have to work with. )

Thanks in advance for trying to solve this problem!

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What you’re seeing here as a “<p:onmouseclick" is not a standard kind of XML, it's more like a way that Microsoft's HTML converters create notes for themselves, mapping the application's features to HTML. XML is best thought of as a data layout language/concept/thing, and does not in itself contain any way to close a window. I think you are going to have to use JavaScript.

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JScher2000,

Thanks for your reply. I’ll add the appropriate javascript. It will be interesting to see exactly where to place the javascript to make it work.

BTW: Do you ever sleep? I noticed the time of your reply.

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Just in case anyone else needs a similar fix, I deleted this code :

nNOW click

here to continue.

and replaced it with this code.

Oh, the extra stuff Microsoft PowerPoint added in when converting a slide to html (and it’s XML)!

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