Parent-Child window communication

[SJ]

Here's the scenario

Website has a button that pops up a confirmation window
when clicked.
When the user clicks the "confirm" button in this popup
window, I want all the following to happen :
a) Form data on the Parent (opener) page to be submitted.
b) Some (asp.net) code behind executed for the Parent
page.
c) Pop-Up window to close.

What would be the best approach to do this?

-SJ

[Randy Webb]

SJ said the following on 9/17/2005 11:11 PM:

Here's the scenario

Website has a button that pops up a confirmation window
when clicked.
When the user clicks the "confirm" button in this popup
window, I want all the following to happen :
A popup window or a confirm dialog? Use a confirm dialog.
a) Form data on the Parent (opener) page to be submitted.
Easy enough with a confirm dialog.
b) Some (asp.net) code behind executed for the Parent
page.
What happens on the server with the submitted form is irrelevant.
c) Pop-Up window to close.
self.close();
But, with a confirm dialog that is not needed.
What would be the best approach to do this?

Use Javascript.

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Randy
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[SJ]

Randy Webb wrote:

SJ said the following on 9/17/2005 11:11 PM:

Here's the scenario

Website has a button that pops up a confirmation window
when clicked.
When the user clicks the "confirm" button in this popup
window, I want all the following to happen :

A popup window or a confirm dialog? Use a confirm dialog.

a) Form data on the Parent (opener) page to be submitted.

Easy enough with a confirm dialog.

b) Some (asp.net) code behind executed for the Parent
page.

What happens on the server with the submitted form is irrelevant.

c) Pop-Up window to close.

self.close();
But, with a confirm dialog that is not needed.

What would be the best approach to do this?

Use Javascript.

Thank you. Sounds like what I needed.

-SJ

[SJ]

Randy Webb wrote:

SJ said the following on 9/17/2005 11:11 PM:

Here's the scenario

Website has a button that pops up a confirmation window
when clicked.
When the user clicks the "confirm" button in this popup
window, I want all the following to happen :

A popup window or a confirm dialog? Use a confirm dialog.

a) Form data on the Parent (opener) page to be submitted.

Easy enough with a confirm dialog.

b) Some (asp.net) code behind executed for the Parent
page.

What happens on the server with the submitted form is irrelevant.

c) Pop-Up window to close.

self.close();
But, with a confirm dialog that is not needed.

What would be the best approach to do this?

Use Javascript.

Just out of curiosity, What if I want to pop-up a window with
some form data that needs to be submitted? Would it be wise
to have a pop-up like that or just change my design to incorporate
this form data into my main-page?
The reason I ask this is because don't browsers like firefox do a
real good job of preventing pop-up windows? Is it possible to fool
the browser and open a window anyway? If so, how.

-SJ