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**Jetti** · 09-03-2006, 09:01 AM

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09-01-2006, 09:57 PM
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How do I get back to prevois window ?
Hi all.

My script launches a new window when the link is clicked.
here is the link:

<td class="ad_top_row"><a href='$Ad_detail' target='_blank' onclick=\"window.open (this.href, '$Ad_detail', 'height=800,width=960,scrollbars'); return false\" ><b>$event</b></a></td>

In the new window (the child window) is a form that then calls another script - called do_it when the form is submitted.

I want to run this script in the parent window.

Is that possible - How do I do it ?

This is my form ( in the child window):

PHP Code:


			
<form name="detail" action = "do_it.php" method = 'POST'> 
<td style="vertical-align:center; height:30px;"> 
<input type="hidden" name="ad_ref" value= "<?php echo "$ad_ref"; ?>" > 
<input type="hidden" name="section" value= "<?php echo "$section"; ?>" > 
<input type="hidden" name="x_detail" value= "<?php echo "$N_detail"; ?>" > 
<input type="hidden" name="x_yct" value= "<?php echo "$N_yct"; ?>" > 
<input type="hidden" name="x_yct_op" value= "<?php echo "$N_yct_op"; ?>" > 
<input type="TEXT" name="x_reason" value = "enter reason" 
size = '40' maxlength='200' /> 
</td> 
</tr> 
<tr> 
<td> 
<input type="submit" class="btn_wide1" value = "Delete Advert and send Email." 
onMouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#66ccff'" 
onMouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#ccffff'" > 
</td> 
</form>

Thanks very much for your help.

dave

**funkdaddu** · 09-03-2006, 01:18 PM

In the opening window set the name of the window in JS:

Code:

window.name = "oldwin";

in the opened form window, target the form to the name of the old window, and use an onsubmit handler to focus the old window:

Code:

<form id="FormName" action="do_it.php" method="get" name="FormName" target="oldwin" onsubmit="oldwin.focus();">

**Jetti** · 09-05-2006, 05:13 AM

Sorry to be a bit dumb ...
... but should the - window.name = "oldwin"

be in the HEAD of the document of tha parent window in this format ?

Code:

 
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.name = "oldwin";
// -->
</script>

**Jetti** · 09-05-2006, 06:26 AM

I am working on this - please help if you can.

I put this in the parent / opener window:

Code:

 
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
window.name = "oldwin";
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body>

my form (in child window) now says this:

Code:

 
<div style='width:400px;position:absolute;left:600px; top:600px;' >
<form name="suspended" action ="a_run_top.php" method = 'POST' target="oldwin" onsubmit="this.close() window.oldwin.focus();">
<input type="hidden" name="del_ctl" value= "Y" >
<input type="hidden" name="section" value= "<?php echo "$section"; ?>" >
<input type="hidden" name="x_yct" value= "<?php echo "$N_yct"; ?>" >
<input type="hidden" name="x_yct_op" value= "<?php echo "$N_yct_op"; ?>" >
<input type="submit" class="btn2"  value = "Continue"
onMouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='green'" 
onMouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#ccffff'" >
</form>
</div>

But the result is that the script runs in the child window.

I am trying to get the child window closed and the script to run in the parent / opener window.

Any more ideas / corrections ?

Thanks for help.

dave

**funkdaddu** · 09-05-2006, 11:02 AM

1) "this" in your form onsubmit script is referring to the form, not the page so you need "window.close();"
2) you need a semicolon between your JS commands: window.close(); window.oldwin.focus();

Which browser are you using? This method works fine in FireFox...

**Jetti** · 09-06-2006, 03:45 AM

Thanks - I changed it and it works well in FF

Will I have probs in IE with this sort of thing?