Niel.... out of curiosity.. is your child window modal? If so, the rules are a little bit different. We've found that the only way to process the action page nicely (meaning without a blank window opening for a moment), is to use a hidden IFRAME on the modal window, and set our form's target to the IFrame.
Before we did this (and having proved it again afterwards), we were getting some tough javascript problems to fix (unable to refresh the current page, etc.). Hope that helps. Shawn Grover -----Original Message----- From: Neil H. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:36 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Target back to parent. <Sigh> This is frustrating. What a long day. Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 4:05 PM Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > That's what I have netscape for. That's the only thing I like about it, > is it's little javascript error log. It catches every javascript error, > unlike IE, which sometimes lets them fly on by without doing anything. > > _____________________________ > 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 4:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > Yeah for some reason that bit of code didn't work :( > > Neil > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:51 PM > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > You don't need to send the form variables back to the "mainwindow". > > > > Just submit the form in the child window, process the data there, then > > close it and reload the main window, you will see the changes there > upon > > reload. > > > > _____________________________ > > steve oliver > > senior internet developer > > atnet solutions, inc. > > http://www.atnetsolutions.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:47 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > Sure, just put a form in the child window, that goes to an action page > > (in the child window) to update your dbase or whatever. > > > > Then at the end of the action page. Include this. > > > > <script> > > opener.location.reload(); > > wndow.close(); > > </script> > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > 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 3:43 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > > > This is strange. The application I am trying to emulate works like > > this: > > The child window posts back to itself and then forces the parent to > > refresh. > > I wonder if you all would have any suggestions on this one? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Neil > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Neil H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:28 PM > > Subject: Re: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > Ok that doesn't seem good. I found a basic way be searching but it > > doesn't > > > seem to work. I am using the chromeless windows so I think that is > > screwing > > > me up. > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Steve Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 3:23 PM > > > Subject: RE: Target back to parent. > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 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=coldfusionb 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
