Sending values from one window to another 1

szgr · Nov 19, 2001

All,
I have the following function which takes a value from a text input box, then onclick of a button, opens another small window with the value displayed in it. However, if I don't put the alert in the script, the function doesn't work. Any ideas??

function openwindow() {

userwindow = window.open("remote.html","widthwindow", "toolbars=no, menubars=no, width=200, dependent=true, location=no, height=300, resizeable=no" );
alert();

userwindow.document.calWidth.receiver.value=document.myform.mywidth.value
}

text box code
<pre>width:
<input
type=text
value=""
id=widthbox
size=5
maxlength=5
name=mywidth>

button code
<input
type="button"
value="open window"
onClick="openwindow();">

Thanks

Steve

bbruggemeyer · Nov 19, 2001

Hi Steve,

I think the problem is that the document hasn't finished loading in the new window yet. The alert dialog in the parent window will delay things long enough for this to happen.

If you need to pass a value across you could always pass it via the url. i.e.

Code:

var url = &quot;remote.html?&quot; + document.myform.mywidth.value;

userwindow = window.open(url, &quot;widthwindow&quot;, &quot;toolbars=no, menubars=no, width=200, dependent=true, location=no, height=300, resizeable=no&quot; );

then in the child window you could can retrieve the value using...

Code:

var value = location.search.substring(1);

Bill Bruggemeyer
"It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it!"

tsdragon · Nov 20, 2001

Instead of opening the new window and putting the value into a field in it (Bill's right, it may not have finished loading yet), open the new window and have it's onLoad event (in the body tag) fetch the value into itself from the parent window. I.E.

Code:

<body onLoad=&quot;document.calWidth.receiver.value=parent.document.myform.mywidth.value&quot;>

Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

http://www.bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

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