Window.opener works, but the value will not pass!

[programmher]

G'day!

I am attempting to update the value of one field from my parent window with the value of a field in my child window.

My window.opener command appears to work (.e. I can see the value of my variable in my debugger) but when I complete the execution, a zero is what is passed.

What is happening? My code is as follows:


<form>

function SetEstimate()

{

window.opener.EstimateForm.final_estimate.value = '#final_est#';

window.close();

}

<A HREF=&quot;Javascript:SetEstimate();&quot;>

#GetEstimate.final_est#
<a>
</form>

(GetEstimate is the name of my query that executes earlier in the child form.)

 

[programmher]

I think I have answered my own question - the field I am updating on my parent window is a select box. Once I changed the field to a text, my update worked.

My next question is - how can I update the select/dropdown box on my parent form?

 

[SeAL]

try this sample :

function SetEstimate() {
var myElement, i;
myElement = eval(&quot;window.opener.EstimateForm.final_estimate&quot;
for (i = 0; i < myElement.length; i++) {
if (myElement.value == '#final_est#') {
myElement.selected = true;
}
};
window.close();
};

If you want to check on the name either than the value of your select, change the if condition with :
if (myElement.name == '#final_est#')

Hope this helps ...

 

[farhanakhan]

go to child window and write
window.opener.document.formname.fieldname.value=document.formname.fieldname.value

'--description
this will pass the contents of parent to child window.