I don't know the exact syntax, but try referencing
an object called "opener" and call the function
like opener.function( )...

Patrick

At 03:14 PM 2/12/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Quick JS question....
>
>If I've got a function on a parent page (let's say we call in
>howdy())....and I do a window.open() with another page.
>
>How can I call the functon on the parent page from the opened window?
>
>parent.howdy() doesn't seem to do anything..
>
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