Using a value generated in child window

[JNB]

I have a function which generates a new window with multiple hyperlinked values displayed. When the user selects a value, it is returned to the original form in a specified <INPUT> field.
I now need to have the page react to this new value; ie, if the user just types a value into the field instead of using the pop-up window, the form is submitted onChange and the panel redisplayed with the appropriate changes made based on the input value. This way I can have the page &quot;dynamically&quot; display the most recent data-set based on the input. So how would I go about following up the getVals function to implement the updtWin function?

entering <INPUT> value code (produces the desired result):
function updtWin(newVal) {
var URLstr4 = &quot;REDISPLAY?cy=$(cy)&fldchgd=&quot; + newVal.name
document.posnUpdt.action=URLstr4;
document.posnUpdt.submit();
}

<form method=&quot;post&quot; name=&quot;posnUpdt&quot;>
...
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;DEPTID&quot; size=&quot;10&quot; maxlength=&quot;10&quot;
onChange='updtWin(this)'>
...
</form>


pop-up window code (now what??):
function getVals() {
var argvals2 = getVals.arguments;
var URLstr2 = &quot;QRYFRAMES?frmnm=&quot; + argvals2[0] + &quot;&tblnm=&quot; + argvals2[1]
URLstr2 += &quot;&fldnm=&quot; + argvals2[2] + &quot;&srchfld=&quot; + argvals2[3]
var qfrm = window.open(URLstr2,'qryframes','width=450,height=490');
}

--> eventually returns value to argvals2[2] parameter in posnUpdt <--

<form method=&quot;post&quot; name=&quot;posnUpdt&quot;>
...
<input type=&quot;BUTTON&quot; VALUE=&quot;DeptIDs&quot; HEIGHT=&quot;25&quot; WIDTH=&quot;34&quot;
onClick='javascript:getVals(&quot;posnUpdt&quot;,&quot;PS_DEPT_TBL&quot;,&quot;DEPTID&quot;,&quot;DeptID&quot'>
...
</form>

 

[DubnerM]

onChange in popup use something like window.opener.popupUpdate

 

[JNB]

Unfortuantely, Mr Dubner's response means little to me. Can somebody else PLEASE offer me some assistance!?!?!

 

[JNB]

Okay, I'll try one more time to see if the whizzes out there can answer this one for me. I REALLY REALLY need to find a solution, so if you can help, thanks much...