Re: Retain form values on using javascript:window.opener.location.reload()

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:11:21 -0400, Vern <vernon@comp-wiz.com> wrote: > I have a page where a user comes to the page and submits a form after > filling it out with dropdown menus that are dynamically driven and get their > info form out tables. > > Now there are times when some one needs to add to this drop down list so I > have a separate page open up that allows the user to add the needed item > which after inserting sends them to a page that has the success message > along with a Close Window Link that refreshes the page below it (using > javascript:window.opener.location.reload();window.close();) so that the new > item is display in the drop down list. So far so good. > > However, many users fill parts of the form out before they realize that one > of the menus do not have the info needed. I thought that adding > > title="<?php echo $_POST['form_field']; ?>" > > would cause the values of the field already filled out to be displayed again > as the page is being refreshed, but they are not.so I guess refresh is not > the same as POST, which of course we don't want to happen as it will POST > the form which is not what we are trying to do. Anyone have any ideas? > I'm not sure if this is possible, but I would say having the popup just add the value to the select box, via JS, then select it automatically, would be a much better way to do this. select = windows.opener.document.getElementById('selectBox'); or select = windows.opener.document.forms['formName'].elements['selectBox']; option = new Option(); option.value = "optionValue"; option.text = "optionText"; select.options[select.options.length] = option; -- DB_DataObject_FormBuilder - The database at your fingertips http://pear.php.net/package/DB_DataObject_FormBuilder paperCrane --Justin Patrin--