Tim,
window.opener is the parent object. You can set any form element from the child
window using the Javascript statement window.opener.formname.inputelementname.value =
document.formname.fieldname.value;
I hope this helps.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Tim Do <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:28:09 -0700
>Could anybody show me how I would pass values from a child window back to
>the parent window? I have a form with a link that spawns a window, and from
>the new page, the user selects some checkboxes. I wanted to pass the
>values back into a form field in the parent window. I'm getting an error
>message that says the parent window's form field is null or not an object.
>
>Here is what I have:
>
>Parent Window:
>
><FORM NAME="newCaseInfo"
>ACTION="index.cfm?action=caseAnalysis&subaction=createNewCase" METHOD="POST"
>onSubmit="return validateUnits();">
>
>Form that I'm trying to populate with Child window data:
><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="actionReason" VALUE="" SIZE="5"> <A
>HREF="javascript:openFrameless2()" CLASS="text9ptBlack">Codes</A>
>
>
>Child Window:
>
><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
>function passToParent()
>{
> window.opener.document.newCaseInfo.actionReason.value =
>document.actionReason.actionReasonCode.value;
> return false;
> window.close();
>}
></SCRIPT>
>
><FORM NAME="actionCode"
>ACTION="index.cfm?action=caseAnalysis&subaction=createNewCase" METHOD="POST"
>onSubmit="return passToParent();">
>
><INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="actionReasonCode" VALUE="#actionReasonCode#">
>
>
>
>Thanks
>
>
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