I want to make a search page that returns the selected item to another 
opened page.

Something like when retreiving an email address from the address book 
page, and displaying it in the "To" text box.

	You'll have to do some client-side JavaScript to accomplish this.
Basically you have a link like...

<a href="addressbook.aspx" target="_new">Address Book</a>
<!-- target="_new" means open in a new browser window - you can get better
control with the window.open() JavaScript method -->

and they essentially select a name from the address book (by highlighting a
name in a <select> list box, let's say), then click on "OK", the OK button
would look like:

<input type="button" text="OK" onClick="parent.document.yourForm.To.value 
document.bookForm.email.value; window.close();" />

	Note this is all done client-side, not server side (except the
request for the Address Book page, of course).

HTH,
- Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: mudar@e... [mailto:mudar@e...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:31 PM
To: ASP+
Subject: [aspx] Exchange data between opened browser windows



I want to make a search page that returns the selected item to another 
opened page.

Something like when retreiving an email address from the address book 
page, and displaying it in the "To" text box.

Isn't parent.document giving you reference if you were in a child IFrame or 
such trying to gain reference to the parent doc?  Shouldn't if you have 
opened a child window and that child window is trying to gain a pointer 
reference to the parent window you use "window.opener.document..."...

Just curious...


>From: Feduke Cntr Charles R <FedukeCR@m...>
>Reply-To: "ASP+" <aspx@p...>
>To: "ASP+" <aspx@p...>
>Subject: [aspx] RE: Exchange data between opened browser windows
>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 15:33:22 -0400
>
>	You'll have to do some client-side JavaScript to accomplish this.
>Basically you have a link like...
>
><a href="addressbook.aspx" target="_new">Address Book</a>
><!-- target="_new" means open in a new browser window - you can get better
>control with the window.open() JavaScript method -->
>
>and they essentially select a name from the address book (by highlighting a
>name in a <select> list box, let's say), then click on "OK", the OK button
>would look like:
>
><input type="button" text="OK" onClick="parent.document.yourForm.To.value 
>document.bookForm.email.value; window.close();" />
>
>	Note this is all done client-side, not server side (except the
>request for the Address Book page, of course).
>
>HTH,
>- Chuck
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mudar@e... [mailto:mudar@e...]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:31 PM
>To: ASP+
>Subject: [aspx] Exchange data between opened browser windows
>
>
>
>I want to make a search page that returns the selected item to another
>opened page.
>
>Something like when retreiving an email address from the address book
>page, and displaying it in the "To" text box.
>




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The only way I've figured out how to do this in ASP.NET is using javascript.
From the original page, have a javascript client-side function open a window.
In the new window, write a javascript function which is called during the onload
procedure set up in your Body tag.
In the following example.  DRSystem, is my form defined in the Opener Form, DiaryDate is the field that needs updating.
As far as dateToSet, that is a hidden field that upon initial page load, is set to NotSet.
( I do this, so that on the initial loading of the page, this function will do nothing )
WriteToOpener_onload()
{
    var dateToSet = document.DateForm.DateSet; 
    if( dateToSet.value != "NotSet" ){ //alert( dateToSet.value ); 
        window.opener.document.DRSystem.DiaryDate.value= dateToSet.value; 
       self.close(); 
       /*
            this is to close the window once the date has been set.
      */
    }
}
In the Code Behind, function for clicking on the value you want set ( in this case, it is a calendar control ), I reset dateToSet to
the value I want placed in DiaryDate. Wala.

private void Calendar1_SelectionChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{ 

   string todaysDate = Calendar1.SelectedDate.ToString();

   /*

       badly named variable...todaysdate represents the date/time of the selection I clicked on

      i chop at the space, since I don't need the time.

  */

   DateSet.Value = todaysDate.Substring( 0, todaysDate.IndexOf(" " ) ); 

}

If you are not using ASP.NET, but ASP.
You don't need to do this as a onload() event.  You can just create an OnClick event that
calls a javascript function.  You also don't need the hidden value.
I hope this makes sense.
If anyone else knows a better way, please let me know.  Also, is there a  way to do add an attribute to the body tag.  It would
simplify the above code.
Mindy Jeanne
  mudar@e... wrote: 
I want to make a search page that returns the selected item to another 
opened page.

Something like when retreiving an email address from the address book 
page, and displaying it in the "To" text box.


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> opened a child window and that child window is trying to gain a pointer 
> reference to the parent window you use "window.opener.document..."...

	Yeah, you're right.  You also just saved me about an hour of
debugging when parent.document didn't work for me, as I'm about to code
something along those lines.  Thanks!

- Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: Albert Davis [mailto:albertdavis@h...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 3:39 PM
To: ASP+
Subject: [aspx] RE: Exchange data between opened browser windows


Isn't parent.document giving you reference if you were in a child IFrame or 
such trying to gain reference to the parent doc?  Shouldn't if you have 
opened a child window and that child window is trying to gain a pointer 
reference to the parent window you use "window.opener.document..."...

Just curious...


>From: Feduke Cntr Charles R <FedukeCR@m...>
>Reply-To: "ASP+" <aspx@p...>
>To: "ASP+" <aspx@p...>
>Subject: [aspx] RE: Exchange data between opened browser windows
>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 15:33:22 -0400
>
>	You'll have to do some client-side JavaScript to accomplish this.
>Basically you have a link like...
>
><a href="addressbook.aspx" target="_new">Address Book</a>
><!-- target="_new" means open in a new browser window - you can get better
>control with the window.open() JavaScript method -->
>
>and they essentially select a name from the address book (by highlighting a
>name in a <select> list box, let's say), then click on "OK", the OK button
>would look like:
>
><input type="button" text="OK" onClick="parent.document.yourForm.To.value 
>document.bookForm.email.value; window.close();" />
>
>	Note this is all done client-side, not server side (except the
>request for the Address Book page, of course).
>
>HTH,
>- Chuck
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mudar@e... [mailto:mudar@e...]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:31 PM
>To: ASP+
>Subject: [aspx] Exchange data between opened browser windows
>
>
>
>I want to make a search page that returns the selected item to another
>opened page.
>
>Something like when retreiving an email address from the address book
>page, and displaying it in the "To" text box.
>




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