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Re: View info from Pop up window into parent that invoked pop up.
by Joost (Canon) on Jul 10, 2002 at 14:41 UTC
    This is more of a javascript question, but you could try something like this untested code:

    in the popup 

    <form action="#" onSubmit="submit_it(this);">
 ....
</form>
<script language="javascript">
function submit_it(form) {
 for (var i=0; i < form.elements.length; i++) {
   opener.forms[0].elements['hidden_'+form.elements[i].name].value = f
+orm.elements[i].value;
}
</script>

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    and then add hidden fields to the form in your opener named 'hidden_[name_of_field_in_popup]'

    ofcourse if you use things like radios, checkboxes or select fields, you need to test for those too.

    Take a look at PPKs javascript section for much more information on coding javascript.

    An other technique could be to open the popup with the data from the opener in hidden fields... i cannot really say what the best solution would be without more info. 

    -- 
Joost       downtime n. The period during which a system
            is error-free and immune from user input.

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Re: View info from Pop up window into parent that invoked pop up.
by George_Sherston (Vicar) on Jul 10, 2002 at 15:05 UTC
    Does the user enter values in the parent window as well as the pop-up window? And you want to combine all these values? If so then you'll need to submit the form in the parent window at the same time you launch the pop-up, then store that info somewhere your script can get it (perhaps a unique filename which you pass to the pop-up) and then pick it up again with the script that runs when you submit the form in the pop-up.

    Confused? I am.

    I'm not quite clear about what this means:

    I want the values to remain PLUS add the value from the pop up window

    ... do you mean numerical addition, or more data fields or what? In any event, as I say, you'll need to submit the parent data and save it, then send the pop-up window a filename in a hidden field, so you can find the data again when the pop-up submits.

    I promise not to repeat myself again (sic) if you post some code!

    § George Sherston
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      When I said
      I want the values to remain PLUS add the value from the pop up window
      What I meant was that I wanted to populate my texboxes in my parent form with the values that were entered in the pop up. However, before the pop up window was opened, some fields in my parent form were filled in already. Therefore, I want the values in the texboxes of my parent window to remain, PLUS populate the values from the pop up window into my parent form.
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        In that case you have two options. You can either do some slightly complex javascript in the pop-up using window.opener to refer back to the parent window and set the values in the parent form, or you can, as I suggested, submit the parent form at the same time you launch the pop-up, cache the submitted values, and then, when you submit the form in the pop-up, combine the two values.

        Why not pick whichever of these suits your expertise, have a go, and then, in the unlikely even it doesn't work, post the code here, and someone will probably be able to fix it up

        § George Sherston

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Re: View info from Pop up window into parent that invoked pop up.
by Moonie (Friar) on Jul 10, 2002 at 16:31 UTC
    Just for future reference - for javascript questions in general - a good forum to visit is: Coding Forums.
    - Moon
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