To get value between the two windows?????

dat · May 24, 2001

I have an html page with a button,when click on it opens another html(different window) with some text .I want to get the value of button into a text of another html page.Is it possible pl someone help......

//one html form
one.html
<html>

<script language=javascript src=link.js>
</script>

<body>
<input type="button" name="n1" value="xyz" onClick="openWindow(this)">
</body>
</html>

//this is link.js
function openWindow(a)
{
var x=window.open('two.html','newwindow' ,'height=300
width=300');
}

two.html
<html>
<body>
<input type='text' name='n2' value="">
</body>
</html>

this code opens new window with the text.I want the text to have a value xyz(button value of one.html) Is it possible???

A1Defiant · May 24, 2001

Right what you need to do is to use the DOM (Document Object Model) and javascript. If your using frames I know that this will be the case. If you open a window in a frame which is higher up in the heirarchy then for the new page to access a field in a page above it (i.e. one which the link to the new page is in) try something like:
parent.window.document.IDOfButton.value
If you now add a ID field to the Button this may work
--------------------------------------------------

//one html form
one.html
<html>

<script language=javascript src=link.js>
</script>

<body>
<input type="button" name="n1" value="xyz" ID="button1" onClick="openWindow(this)">
</body>
</html>

//this is link.js
function openWindow(a)
{
var x=window.open('two.html','newwindow' ,'height=300
width=300');
}

two.html
<html>
<HEAD>

<body>
<input type='text' name='n2' value="parent.window.document.Button1.value">
</body>
</html>

--------------------------------------------------

Not 100% whether this will work but it may head you in the right direction. If it works email me back
Cheers
Dave

dat · May 28, 2001

Hi Dave

Thank u so much for the reply,but I am not clear as to where to include this parent.window.document.IDOfButton.value.Without using this if I use the same code which u hv suggested then in the text field I am getting the value as parent.window.document.Button1.value instead of the actual value of the Button.Pl can u give me some more information

Thanks
dat

baad · May 29, 2001

hiee!
>dat

well, a1defiant is right, but u have some other ways 2 pass variables between pages (may be it is not for your case, but it might help u in future):

opener.variable - where variable defined in opener

by location.search() - if u're interested, i can explain

thru window.name - when u're openin a new window - u can write not "newwindow" but "newwindow_variable" & then get it from there

hope this is usefull

best regards, vic

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