Close browser

I'm trying to close my browser by clicking on a button. I've tried the following but it does not work for me. I'm using Firefox.
       var urlString:String = "javascript:self.close()";
       var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(urlString);
       navigateToURL(request, "_self");
Is there a way to close the browser with code in the flex file?

js: window.close() is not allowed to close the main window ( unless it is opened by another window ) in some broswers.
i faced similar need, what i did is just display the blank screen:
navigateToURL( new urlRequest("about:blank"));
i know it is not final solution, but this is what i could do.

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