I have a browser window that has the following code in a link...

javascript:openWindow('Lessons/ap_les/ap_index.htm');

The openWindow function is as follows...

function openWindow(url) {
  popupWin = window.open(url, 'lesson', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no, status=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,dependent,wi dth=780,height=510,left=5,top=25')
}

What I am trying to do is to create a hyperlink on the opend window that once clicked will change the document being displayed in the frame of the opener window. Has anyone ever done this?

I tried the following code...

  <script language="JavaScript">
  function quizClick ()
  {
      var winOpen = "quizzes/ap_quiz/ap_quiz.htm";
    window.opener.document.location = winOpen
    return;
  }
    document.write("<a href=# onclick = 'quizClick();'>Take a Quiz</a><p>");
</script>

But I get the error that windo.opener.document is null or not an object.

Any thoughts?

Clay Hess

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Clay Hess

Hi Clay,

In what browser do you get the error? I tried your code and I was able to get it to work with one little fix. Instead of setting the location of the opener, you should set location.href like this: Hope this helps,


Imar
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Imar,

Thanks for your help. I am using IE6 presently. I cannot get it to work and I think it is because in my opener I am using frames. How do I use the opener with a framed site?

Clay Hess

Try window.opener.top.location.href or window.opener.parent.location.href if you want to replace the frameset and you opened the window from a certain frame.

Snib

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What is I want it to simply replace the frame it came from and not the entire frameset? Would it be window.opener.parent.content.location.href?

Clay Hess

I think what you said will work. That or window.opener.parent.frames['framename'].location.href='wherever.html';

Try it and let us know if it was what you were looking for.

HTH,

Snib

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Thanks everyone for your help. I realized what the problem was. I was doing my code right for a "normal" situation. The reason it was not working is because the program that our developers wrote that contains the link that opens the separate window, opens it up in its own process. So therefore I cannot access the opener property...unless anyone knows how to use javascript to access other processes occurring? Thanks for your help.

Clay Hess