Only way to name the main window "mainwindow" would be to have a frameset with the frame name set to "mainwindow"
_____________________________ steve oliver senior internet developer atnet solutions, inc. http://www.atnetsolutions.com -----Original Message----- From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:12 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Target back to parent. How do you name the Main Window, main window? (Did that make sense :) ) Thanks, Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Grover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:00 PM Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > <form .... Target="MainWindow" onSubmit="self.close();"> > > Would that do the trick? (haven't had the need to try it out, so no > sure....) > > Shawn Grover > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:50 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > Correct so what would I use to submit the form to the "opener" and then > close the child? > > Neil > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 1:08 PM > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > What exactly do you mean by posting back to the page? You run that > > script in the spawned window, and it sends anything you want back to the > > parent window, then the window.close() (run in the spawned window) will > > close the spawned window. > > > > _____________________________ > > steve oliver > > senior internet developer > > atnet solutions, inc. > > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 1:04 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > > > I am not worried about form field access. I am more worried about > > posting > > back to that original page and closing the current window (hence the > > window.close()) > > > > Is there a target attribute? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Neil > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:59 PM > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > You can reference the parent window with "opener" > > > > > > opener.document.formname.fieldname.value="whatever"; > > > window.close(); > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > steve oliver > > > senior internet developer > > > atnet solutions, inc. > > > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:47 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > If I use JavaScript to spawn a new window how can I have that spawned > > > window's form post back to the parent page, and then close the spawned > > > window. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server · PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists