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The following has been tested in Netscape Navigator 2.02, Netscape Navigator 3, Netscape Navigator 4.02 and Internet Explorer 4pr1 - it might not work in Internet Explorer 3.02.
Contents of doc1.html:
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function newWindow(file,window) {
msgWindow=open(file,window,'resizable=no,width=200,height=400');
if (msgWindow.opener == null) msgWindow.opener = self;
}
//--></script>
<form name="outputForm1">
<input type="button" value="Open doc2.html into window2" onClick="newWindow('doc2.html','window2')">
<br><input name="outputField1" type="text" value="">
<br><input name="outputField2" type="text" value="">
</form>Contents of doc2.html:
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function setForm() {
opener.document.outputForm1.outputField1.value = document.inputForm1.inputField1.value;
opener.document.outputForm1.outputField2.value = document.inputForm1.inputField2.value;
self.close();
return false;
}
//--></script>
<form name="inputForm1" onSubmit="return setForm();">
<br><input name="inputField1" type="text" value="">
<br><input name="inputField2" type="text" value="">
<br><input type="submit" value="Update opener">
</form>