Re: Over my head,... but doable?

[Geert Van Damme]

Yes it is possible!   That's the good news, the bad news is that it ain't easy ;-) Actually, it was one of the first things I wanted to try out before committing to a JSP-servlet project. For a lot of db input forms, you need popup windows e.g. to choose from a list of values that's way to big to display in a combobox. You can use javascript to launch the popup window. >From the original window you put a javascript variable in the popup that can be used in the popup and points to 'this' i.e. the base window. I don't have an example in JSP, but I do have an example that shows the basic trick. It's pure HTML + javascript to keep it simple. (see attachment)   BTW: The JSP project will most probably be cancelled, so I'm currently available for other projects.   Geert 'Darling' Van Damme     -----Original Message----- From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Campbell Sent: zondag 31 oktober 1999 0:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Over my head,... but doable? Is this possible?   Depending on user input, open a new (popup) browser window and display something -- Ok, that's easy, but, here is the over-my-head stuff:           Depending on user input in the popup, close the new window         and return to a page in the original browser window.   And, of course I want to use server side Java, such as a servlet or JSP.   If it is possible, any guiding thoughts?   Many thanks.   Phil