[Javascript] problem with parent

Fri Sep 3 09:56:29 CDT 2004

Your form in "out" is called form1, not form2

try
parent.frame2.form1.texte.value=document.form1.select[i].value;

(didn´t test it but seems a "name" problem)

-----Original Message-----
From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
[mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Alexis Doublier
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:53 AM
To: javascript at LaTech.edu
Subject: [Javascript] problem with parent

Hi,
I trye to display an information from a select object of a first frame
to a text input object of a seccond frame. so in my script of the first
frame i use this:
parent.frame2.form.text.value=MyValue

But javaconsol return to me this error:
parent.frame2 has no property

Some one have an idea of the mystake?
thanks a lot.
Alexis

My source:

index.html:

<html>
<frameset col="50%,*">
<frame name="frame1" src="in.html">
<frame name="frame2" src="out.html">
</frameset>
</html>

in.html:

<html>
<script  LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function getIn(){
	var i;
	i=document.form1.select.selectedIndex;
	parent.frame2.form2.texte.value=document.form.select[i].value;
}
</script>
<body>
	<form name="form1" method="post" >
		<select name="select" size="1" onchange=getIn() >
			<option value="value1">option1</option>
			<option value="value2">option2</option>
			<option value="value3">option3</option>
		</select>
	</form>
</body>
</html>

out.html:
<html>
<body>
	<form name=form1 method="post">
		<input type="texte" name="texte" />
	</form>
</body>
</html>
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