Pass value to parent window

[robert_gsfame]

How can i pass value to parent window?

 

Let say

 

page1.php

<input type="button" value="open window" onclick="javascript:window.open('page2.php')">

<div id="test"></div>

 

page2.php

<input type="button" value="close window" onclick="passvalue('HELLO WORLD')">

 

so what should be written in function passvalue() so that the words "HELLO WORLD" shown up in <div id="test"></div>??

 

what i've tried so far in confusion and not working is this

function passvalue(x)

{

window.parent.document.getElementById("test").innerHTML=x;

window.close();

}

 

thx for any help

 

 

 

 

[brianlange]

The parent window should be referred to as "opener"

  function passvalue(x)
    {
        window.opener.document.getElementById("test").innerHTML=x;
        window.close();
    }

 

Here's a working example using your code: http://www.realtown.com/test5.php