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Window.opener.focus () doesn't work in IE and works in FireFox

I have a problem that IE cannot open the opener window when I call the opener.focus () method

window.opener.focus (); // After that, the child window stays in front.

html1.htm file:

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"><!--
function toCompare() {
    wCompare = window.open("html2.htm", "wCompare", "width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,directories=no,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=0,location=no,scrollbars=yes");
    wCompare.focus();
};
//--></script>
</head>
<body>

<a href="javascript://" onClick="toCompare();">open child window</a>

</body>

html2.htm

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"><!--
      function show_Parent(url) {
          window.opener.location.href = url;
          window.opener.focus(); // After that, child window stay in front.
       }
    //--></script>
</head>
<body>

<a onclick="return show_Parent('html3.htm');">go back to parent window</a>

</body>
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This works great for me, but I've seen similar behavior. Try to create a function on the parent page that grabs its own focus and changes the url

html1.htm

function focusAndGo(url) {
   window.focus();
   // EDIT: changed document.location.href= to window.location.href=
   // Reference:
   // https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Document.location
   // document.location was originally a read-only property,
   // although Gecko browsers allow you to assign to it as well.
   // For cross-browser safety, use window.location instead.
   window.location.href=url;
   }


and call it from html2.htm

window.opener.focusAndGo(url);
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Try blurring the current window first, it might help.



window.blur();
window.opener.focus();
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