Setting variables in another window

[adeon]

Hi,

I'm trying to create specific pop'up window (for product category
selection), but in JS I'm a newbie
and some problem occured, so I have a question:

Is it possible in main window (that opens a popup) to set in popup window:
1. global variables
2. form fields

For example, I'm opening popup window like below:
categories=window.open(address,"categories","scrol lbars=no,height=400,width=
600");

Then I try to set global variable in popup window:
categories.global_variable = 1; //no effect

Or try to set form field:
categories.document.some_form.some_filed.value = "some value"; //no effect

If none of above won't work, how could I pass some data to another window
using JS?

Greets
adeon

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

"adeon" <ad***@tlen.pl> writes:

Is it possible in main window (that opens a popup) to set in popup window:
1. global variables
2. form fields
Yes.
For example, I'm opening popup window like below:
categories=window.open(address,"categories","scrol lbars=no,height=400,width=
600");

Then I try to set global variable in popup window:
categories.global_variable = 1; //no effect

Or try to set form field:
categories.document.some_form.some_filed.value = "some value"; //no effect
You have to wait for the page in the popup window to load.
If none of above won't work, how could I pass some data to another window
using JS?

You are doing it correctly, but it only works when the page is loaded
(or at least has loaded to the point where the form and form field
exists).

/L
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[Adam Dyga]

Lasse Reichstein Nielsen wrote:

You are doing it correctly, but it only works when the page is loaded
(or at least has loaded to the point where the form and form field
exists).

So, how can I check if form field has been already loaded?
--
Greets
adeon

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Adam Dyga wrote:

Lasse Reichstein Nielsen wrote:

You are doing it correctly, but it only works when the page is loaded
(or at least has loaded to the point where the form and form field
exists).

So, how can I check if form field has been already loaded?

To be sure:

if (referenceToWindow
&& !referenceToWindow.closed
&& referenceToWindow.document
&& referenceToWindow.document.forms
&& referenceToWindow.document.forms["foo"]
&& referenceToWindow.document.forms["foo"].elements
&& referenceToWindow.document.forms["foo"].elements["bar"]
&& typeof
referenceToWindow.document.forms["foo"].elements["bar"].value !=
"undefined")
{
/*
* do something with
* referenceToWindow.document.forms["foo"].elements["bar"].value
*/
}

Untested, HTH.
PointedEars