HELP Update a parent window from a child

[farout]

got this problem..and its giving me a headache ...
it works on FIREFOX but when it comes to IE thats the prob..  :'(

got text area in parent
and file field in the child...

putting the filename of the upload file to the parent text area....to explain my problem better pls check this link

[url=http://www.davaonline.com/farout/test/test/about_parent.php]http://www.davaonline.com/farout/test/test/about_parent.php[/url]

then pls click insert image...
hope someone can help me :(

[fenway]

Just post the relevant code snippet.

[farout]

heres my java and php code
[code]
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
$radiobutton = $_POST['radiobutton'];
$height = $_POST['height'];
  $width = $_POST['width'];
?>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
updateParent();
function updateParent()
{
alert("test");
var ximage = "" + "<?php echo $_FILES['file']['name']; ?>";
var xalign = "" + "<?php echo $radiobutton; ?>";
var xheight = "" + "<?php echo $height; ?>";
var xwidth = "" + "<?php echo $width; ?>";
var xtextx = "<img src='aboutus_img/" + ximage + "' width='" + xwidth + "' height='" + xheight + "' align='" + xalign + "' />";

alert (xtextx);
opener.document.form1.area2.value = opener.document.form1.area2.value + " " + xtextx;
self.close();
return false;
}
</script>
<?php
}
?>
[/code]

[fenway]

I don't get that alert.

[farout]

sir that alert its just a notice for me or telling me that the flow or the program went there.. somewhat a guide =)

[fenway]

I mean to say that I'm not getting that alert message when I submit your pop-up window.

[farout]

ahh ..yup sire.. if your using IE =( ... but when you use FIREFOX the code work just fine... but when it comes to IE it wont

[fenway]

Did you try moving the function declaration above the function call?