window.opener IS NOT AN OBJECT -----HELP!!!!!!!!

[ppepin]

I have an open window that opens a new window when the user clicks on a button. So far, so good.

In the newly opened window, if the user should select an option, I need to reference the first window using window.opener. This is my code:

<!--
function Resubmit(){
window.opener.rpt_criteria.action=&quot;rpt_results_time.asp?method=export&quot;;
window.opener.rpt_criteria.submit();
MyReset();
}
// -->

This works fine on Windows98 using IE 5.5, but when the same process is done on a Win2k machine running IE 5.0, this function fails with a javascript error stating:

window.opener.rpt_criteria is not an object.

Can anyone help me??????? I am at a complete loss.

Thanks.

 

[Drtheater]

create a funcion on the parent browser

function thefunc() {
your code
}

and after call it from the child window:

window.opener.thefunc()

good luck