I don't think I fully understand what you're doing, but for your onchange
line, maybe you could try:

  d.write('<SELECT id="'+ref+'" onchange="top.do_something
(self,"'+ref+'")">');

Then the resulting drop-down will send a reference to its own window.

-Van

>  I am using frames and I have a javascript program that I keep in the 
frame
d> ocument(the one that defines all the frames) to display a drop-down 
menu:

> display_yesno(mywin,ref) {
 > var d = mywin.document;

>  d.write('<SELECT id="'+ref+'"
o> nchange="top.do_something('+mywin+',"'+ref+'")">');
 > d.write('<OPTION value=0>No</OPTION>');
 > d.write('<OPTION value=1>Yes</OPTION>');
 > d.write('</SELECT>');
}> 
I>  might have got the exact code wrong for the function, but in the real
t> hing the select box is displayed correctly in whatever frame that calls:
d> isplay_yesno("frame_name","id").

> The difficulty I'm having is with the onchange event.  I want to keep the
o> nchange function in the frame document, but I want to change something 
in
t> he html frame that has the select box.  The onchange function is called,
b> ut I can't seem to pass the correct window reference.  If I keep the
o> nchange event in the same window as the select box and only pass the id,
e> verything works fine.

> I've worked on this for almost a week now (on and off) and have searched
t> he net, but I'm still drawing a complete blank.  I've tried surrounding
t> he window in quotes, but this doesn't work either

> Please Help!!!!!