Why can't I call top.opener.submit()?

[JSchwarz]

Based on the answer to my previous post (this one: http://forums.webdeveloper.com/showt...&threadid=7788), I should be able to call top.opener.submit(); from a child window. However, nothing happens.

The first window calls window.open(URL, "AddToCart");

The new window (AddToCart), has a button which calls top.opener.submit();

It appears that there is no submit() function on top.opener.

In window AddToCart, I can say alert(top) and get a window saying [object]. I can say alert(top.opener) and [object] pops up. But when I say alert(top.opener.submit()), nothing happens. Where is the submit() function?

Thanks in advance.
Jeff

[fredmv]

The submit method is not a method of window, rather, a method of HTMLFormElement. Therefore, you'll have to get a reference to the form in the opener window and then call its submit method.

opener.document.forms['foo'].submit();

[JSchwarz]

Thanks. I was starting to feel like it was something like that.

My boss just sent me off in another direction, so I'll have to check it out later.

[JSchwarz]

Can't quite get it working.

I can't get a handle to the form that's in top.opener.

In other words (to continue the way I was explaining it before), if I say alert(top.opener), I get [object]. But if I execute alert(top.opener.forms), I get nothing. Likewise, I get nothing if I try alert(top.opener.forms[0]) or alert(top.opener.forms['_HandleDispThumbForm'] (where "_HandleDispThumbForm" is the unwieldy name of the form I'm trying to submit.

How do I figure out what object, and what type of object, I have a handle to? In other words, I want to print more than just [object] when I execute alert(top.opener). I can get all of the properties (forall prps in top.opener), but they don't tell me anything of value either -- except that there is no forms property.

Any more help submitting the form is appreciated.

Also note that this is a frameless application.

Regards,
Jeff

[fredmv]

Oops. Wrote my previous reply way too fast. I've fixed the sample code offered — I omitted the document object by mistake. Very sorry about that.

[JSchwarz]

>Wrote my previous reply way too fast.

That's OK, apparently so did I. I posted just before leaving for the day and based on your original post overnight I realized how to get to the answer.

So it's working now. Thanks for your help.
-Jeff