return to main window after submit

**RobB** · Jul 23 '05, 03:59 PM

Re: return to main window after submit

Piotr wrote:[color=blue]
> I have popup window (window.open) where I put any value in input[/color]
field.[color=blue]
> After submit I wan to to return to the main window and get value from[/color]
popup[color=blue]
> window. How to close popup window and return to the main after[/color]
submit?

<html>
<head>
<title>Master Form Page</title>
<script type="text/javascript">

var Fwin = null;

function openFWin(url)
{
var w = 160,
h = 100,
l = 200,
t = 180;
Fwin =
open(url,'Fwin' ,'width='+w+',h eight='+h+',lef t='+l+',top='+t +',status=0');
if (Fwin && !Fwin.closed)
Fwin.focus();
return false;
}

</script>
</head>
<body onload="documen t.mainform.rese t()">
<form name="mainform" >
<input name="data" type="text" /><a href="#" onclick="return
openFWin('formp op.html')">&lar r;set data</a>
</form>
</body>
</html>

[formpop.html]

<html>
<head>
<title>Pop Up Form</title>
<script type="text/javascript">

function transfer_to_ope ner(oSrcForm, sDestFormName)
{
if (opener && !opener.closed)
{
var f, els;
if ((f = opener.document .forms[sDestFormName]) && (els = f.elements))
els['data'].value = oSrcForm.elemen ts.data.value;
top.close();
return false;
}
}

</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#82a4c 8" onblur="setTime out('top.focus( )', 100);">
<form name="popForm"
style="width:10 0%;text-align:center;pa dding-top:20px;"
onsubmit="retur n transfer_to_ope ner(this, 'mainform')">
<input name="data" type="text" value="enter data"
onfocus="this.v alue=''" />
<br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="done" />
</form>
</body>
</html>

This doesn't submit the new data, just transfers it over to the 'main'
window, a typical request. If you want the data submitted, remove
'top.close();' and 'return false;' from the function, and return an
action page to the pop-up with a bit of JS that closes the window
unconditionally .

return to main window after submit

return to main window after submit

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