Parent spawns child, child reads db in perl, child transfers to parent

iggit · Feb 4, 2003

I have this problem....
I have a button opening a 100x100 popup that when accessed
grabs a number assigned to a field through the perl script.
It places the number from the perl script into a hidden field.
I need it to transfer that number to a text box in form name=mainform input name=gotnumber and close as soon as it does it.
I can open the window and access the script but I don't know how to grab the number and send it to the parent window form element automatically. Closing it is no problem.
Your assistance will as always be graciously appreciated.

iggit · Feb 4, 2003

Or can I just grab the perl script from the form and insert the value into the text field? Without having to spawn a new window to get it done?
Or is that too much?

icrf · Feb 4, 2003

Could you generate the original page that opens the popup (that needs this number) in perl? You could simply have it call/do what this other perl script does at the top, then print the rest of the html page as-is, including the new information where needed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...but I'm just a C man trying to see the light

iggit · Feb 4, 2003

I wish I could. But the number is a series number not assigned unless the function being done on the page is creating a new database entry. Other functions are on the page as well so I can't preload a number and I can't refresh the page. Have to get it from an outside source and implant it to the form in the parent.

iggit · Feb 4, 2003

Here is what I am using so far:
In the parent <head></head> is
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "javascript">
var theURL = 'rollowadmin.cgi?function=getnumber';
var width = 100;
var height = 100;
function popWindow() {
newWindow = window.open(theURL,'newWindow','toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,location=no,width='+width+',height='+height);
}
</script>
Child window is opened.
Then the child has:
<html><head><title>GET NUMBER</title>
<script>
var howLong = 1000;
t = null;
function closeMe(){
t = setTimeout("self.close()",howLong);
var gamenumber = $gamenumber; //assigned by perl
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="closeMe();self.focus()">
<form name=transfer><input type=hidden name=gamenumber value="$gamenumber"></form>
</body>
</html>
Opens nicely, shows number in hidden field then closes.
But it has to send the cotton pickin number to the parent first.

iggit · Feb 4, 2003

Thank you for your input and review but I'm solving this in a completely different way.

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