[OpenLayers-Users] Vector layer popup doesn't close after layer refresh

[Adrian Popa]

Hi everyone,

I'd like your help with a javascript problem.
I want to draw markers from a script that generates KML output and I 
have follows the sundials example: 
http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/sundials-spherical-mercator.html
However, if I want to refresh the KML layer and I have an open popup, 
the popup div will no longer close after the layer refresh. You can see 
this problem for yourselves in the above example, by clicking on a 
sundial and then issuing the command (in firebug): 
map.layers[2].refresh({force:true});
This will cause the browser to re-get the KML data for the layer - and 
the open popup will no longer respond to commands.

My question is - how can I close the popup and re-open it after refresh? 
I understand that I will need to write some code for that to work - but 
I would like to know if I can send click events so that the usual 
functions will do what they need to do. Any help is appreciated.

Regards,
Adrian