Yeah for some reason that bit of code didn't work :( Neil
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:51 PM Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > You don't need to send the form variables back to the "mainwindow". > > Just submit the form in the child window, process the data there, then > close it and reload the main window, you will see the changes there upon > reload. > > _____________________________ > steve oliver > senior internet developer > atnet solutions, inc. > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:47 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > Sure, just put a form in the child window, that goes to an action page > (in the child window) to update your dbase or whatever. > > Then at the end of the action page. Include this. > > <script> > opener.location.reload(); > wndow.close(); > </script> > > > > _____________________________ > steve oliver > senior internet developer > atnet solutions, inc. > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:43 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > This is strange. The application I am trying to emulate works like > this: > The child window posts back to itself and then forces the parent to > refresh. > I wonder if you all would have any suggestions on this one? > > Thanks, > > Neil > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:28 PM > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > Ok that doesn't seem good. I found a basic way be searching but it > doesn't > > seem to work. I am using the chromeless windows so I think that is > screwing > > me up. > > > > Neil > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:23 PM > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > Only way to name the main window "mainwindow" would be to have a > > > frameset with the frame name set to "mainwindow" > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > steve oliver > > > senior internet developer > > > atnet solutions, inc. > > > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:12 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > How do you name the Main Window, main window? (Did that make sense > :) ) > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Shawn Grover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:00 PM > > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > <form .... Target="MainWindow" onSubmit="self.close();"> > > > > > > > > Would that do the trick? (haven't had the need to try it out, so > no > > > > sure....) > > > > > > > > Shawn Grover > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:50 AM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > Correct so what would I use to submit the form to the "opener" > and > > > then > > > > close the child? > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 1:08 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > What exactly do you mean by posting back to the page? You run > that > > > > > script in the spawned window, and it sends anything you want > back to > > > the > > > > > parent window, then the window.close() (run in the spawned > window) > > > will > > > > > close the spawned window. > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > > > steve oliver > > > > > senior internet developer > > > > > atnet solutions, inc. > > > > > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 1:04 PM > > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am not worried about form field access. I am more worried > about > > > > > posting > > > > > back to that original page and closing the current window (hence > the > > > > > window.close()) > > > > > > > > > > Is there a target attribute? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:59 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can reference the parent window with "opener" > > > > > > > > > > > > opener.document.formname.fieldname.value="whatever"; > > > > > > window.close(); > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > > > > steve oliver > > > > > > senior internet developer > > > > > > atnet solutions, inc. > > > > > > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:47 PM > > > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > > > Subject: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If I use JavaScript to spawn a new window how can I have that > > > spawned > > > > > > window's form post back to the parent page, and then close the > > > spawned > > > > > > window. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
