sera,
try using this two files..
-- MyASPPage.asp
<html>
<body>
<form name="myform">
<input type="text" name="mytext" size=10>
<a href="javascript:somefunction()">Click me</a>
</form>
</body>
<script language="javascript">
function somefunction()
{
var x;
var search_term = document.myform.mytext.value;
alert(search_term);
x = window.open('test_search_alaska.asp?searchterm=' + search_term, 'title', 'width=400, height=400, left=350, top=200,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,dependent=yes');
x.focus();
}
</script>
</html>
-- test_search_alaska.asp
<html>
<body>
<%
strInput = request.querystring("searchterm"

response.write "This was received: " & strInput
%>
</body>
</html>
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