Jquery :: Fancybox - Clicking On Anchor Link

I did a search of the forums, and this was the only thing I could come up that seems similar: [URL]. The last post in this thread tells me what I already know from my other research today - this function doesn't work in FF, Safari, etc.

Here's my code:
Code:
<script type='text/javascript'> window.onload = function()
{ setTimeout(function()
{ document.getElementById('popupLink').click();
}, $timeleft); }; </script>

Works great in IE, but nothing else. I'm using a jQuery gallery tool called fancybox, and from what I can gather, the popup of the gallery must be tied to a click on an anchor link.

On their support forums, one of their admins suggested that I use the following:
Code:
<script type='javascript'>setTimeout( function() {$
('#popupLink').trigger('click'); }, $timeleft);</script>

Still doesn't work (not even in IE). BTW, $timeleft is a var that is being created in PHP. I've checked the source code and it is counting down correctly.