RE: Refreshing windows -- WEB400

I already use javascript to open the pop up window here it is....

function ItemDetails(ItemNumber){
var URL="/cgi-bin/itemdet?Item="+ItemNumber;
var name="itemdet";
var
attributes=",scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,location=no,status=
no,directories=no,width=300,height=200";
var desc_window = window.open( URL , name , attributes );
desc_window.focus(); }

...../cgi-bin/itemdet is the CGi program that will do the update. I
don't quite understand what you are doing with this.......

c                 eval      OutStr = 'Content-Type:  Text/HTML'   +
c                           $CrLf + $CrLf  +
c                           '<html><script language=JavaScript>' +
c                           'window.close; + $CrLf
c                           'window.opener.refresh();   +
c                           '</script></html>'

and of course, back in the item list window, you would have a function
called 'refresh()' that would resubmit the form to the refresh cgi
program.

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-admin@midrange.com [mailto:web400-admin@midrange.com] On
Behalf Of Richard B Baird
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2:44 PM
To: web400@midrange.com
Subject: Re: [WEB400] Refreshing windows


Justin,

off the top of my head, one way to skin that cat:

change the <A href> tags in the 'item list' window to run a function a
javascript function instead of just an href (passing the relevent fields
as
parms).   the function would open the 'display cost chg' window using
the
window.open() function.  (my email client won't display the var line on
one
line)

function chgcost(item) {
var CostChange = window.open
("<putcostchangecgihrefhere>","CostChange","scrollbars,resizable");
CostChange;
}

cost change cgi loads the new window with cost change page.  user
changes
cost and submits the form to the 'cost update' cgi

the 'cost update' cgi would close the 'cost change' window and refresh
the
item list by sending something like this back to the cost change cgi.

c                 eval      OutStr = 'Content-Type:  Text/HTML'   +
c                           $CrLf + $CrLf  +
c                           '<html><script language=JavaScript>' +
c                           'window.close; + $CrLf
c                           'window.opener.refresh();   +
c                           '</script></html>'

and of course, back in the item list window, you would have a function
called 'refresh()' that would resubmit the form to the refresh cgi
program.

let me know if i haven't been clear.

Rick



-----original message-------
Hi Everyone,
            On my website, I have one page that lists my items and
selling prices. From inside of my network I display the item number as
an AREF that calls a CGI program in a little pop up window. Inside of
this window I can update the cost of the item. Here is my question, is
there a way that I can refresh the main page when I click the update
button in the little pop up window? Thanks for all of the help in
advance.

Justin Houchin
Programmer and Web Developer
ReliaTek, Inc
justin@reliatek.com


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