You could pass MyParent in the url (http://my.domain.com/page.html?MyParent=name) then access the var through the javascript in the new page. Cutter http://www.falcon-knives.com ----Original Message Follows---- From: Andrew Bush <andrew.b at ihug.co.nz> Reply-To: javascript at LaTech.edu To: <javascript at LaTech.edu> Subject: [Javascript] Setting a variable in a child window Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 15:10:07 +1300 Hi all, I open a new popup type window from my main window using newWin=window.open(etc etc) the javascript in the new window declars a variable var myParent; what I want to do from the main window, immediately after opening the new window is somthing like: newWin.myParent=self; this direct approach doesn't work, I assume because it takes a little time for newWin to load and read the javascript that declares myParent. does anyone know of an alternative approach that will work? Thanks for any help. Yours cheerfully, Andrew Bush -- To misquote Mr Terry Pratchett: The word for a society where everyone is pulling together is 'Tyranny', in a free country everyone tends to pull in different directions. _______________________________________________ Javascript mailing list Javascript at LaTech.edu https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.